Cadwalader and Simpson Thacher scoop Microsoft bid for Yahoo!

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has assembled a top tier M&A team to help Microsoft win its $44.6bn battle for Yahoo! The firm's three-partner team is led by global head of M&A Casey Cogut. It also includes the former head of Simpson's London office, Alan Klein as well as partner Kathryn King Sudol. Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft has also secured a key role on the year's biggest deal so far, advising Microsoft on the antitrust implications of a merger that would see two of the three largest players in the online search market combine.

Cadwalader and Simpson Thacher scoop Microsoft bid for Yahoo! thelawyer.com Tue, Feb 5, 2008