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Simpson Thacher Advises Silver Lake Partners in $3 Billion Acquisition of Acxiom Corporation

05.17.07

The Firm is advising Silver Lake Partners in its announced acquisition, in conjunction with ValueAct Capital Partners, of Acxiom Corporation (NASD: ACXM). Silver Lake and ValueAct will acquire Acxiom for a combined total value of $3.0 billion in cash. Acxiom integrates data, services and technology to create and deliver customer and information management solutions for many of the largest, most respected companies in the world.

The Simpson Thacher team working on this deal includes: Bill Curbow, Brian Gingold, Chris May, Michael Josenhans and Ejim Achi (M&A); Jennifer Hobbs (Credit); Brian Robbins, Michael Richman and Jarrett Hoffman (Employee Benefits); Steve Todrys and Benjamin Applestein (Tax); Lori Lesser, Agnes Dunogue and Meryl Rosen (IP); George Wang and Gabriel Galletti (Litigation) and Kara Fricke and Elizabeth Ferrell (Real Estate).