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Silver Lake Will Acquire Serena Software, Inc. in $1.2 Billion Deal

11.16.05

Simpson Thacher is representing Silver Lake Partners in connection with its $1.2 billion acquisition of Serena Software, Inc., a leading provider of change governance software.  Customers at more than 15,000 sites globally, including 98 of the Fortune 100, use Serena’s products, and Serena has offices in the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia.  The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions.

 

The Simpson Thacher attorneys working on the transaction include: M&A – Richard Capelouto, Chad Skinner, Jason Lee, Nilima Patel and Matthew Einbinder; Credit — Jay Ptashek; Tax — Steven Todrys and Rachel Birnbaum; Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits — Alvin Brown, Richard Grimm and Wendy Davis; Intellectual Property — Jeff Ostrow and Daniel Frommer; Antitrust — Michael Naughton, Kenneth Ehrhard and Olivier Antoine; and Environmental — Mike Isby.  Valuable assistance has been provided by paralegals Jessie Redden and Jason Mull.