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Mario Ponce and Jakob Rendtorff Named 2020 “Dealmakers of the Year” by The American Lawyer

03.23.20

Corporate Partners Mario Ponce and Jakob Rendtorff were profiled among the 2020 “Dealmakers of the Year” by The American Lawyer for advising Versum Materials in its approximately $6.5 billion acquisition by Merck KGaA. The profile highlighted their work guiding Versum through several rapid-fire developments: a proposed merger with Entegris, Inc., followed by an unsolicited bid from Merck KGaA; a proxy contest and hostile tender offer; and, ultimately, the successful negotiation of an increased bid from Merck KGaA that the Versum Board of Directors deemed superior to the Entegris transaction. Concurrently with entering into a definitive agreement with Merck KGaA, Versum terminated its previously announced merger of equals with Entegris.

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