Simpson Thacher is advising Quadrangle Group LLC in its acquisition of Greenfield Online, Inc., a global interactive media and services company that collects consumer attitudes about products and services. Pursuant to the terms of the transaction, which signed on June 15, 2008, an affiliate of Quadrangle will acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Greenfield Online, Inc. for $15.50 per share in cash, or a total equity value of approximately $426 million.
The Simpson Thacher attorneys working on the transaction include: Joseph Kaufman, Shalini Aggarwal, Daniel Holzer, Alfredo Porretti and Sandra Kister (M&A); Marissa Wesely, Stefanie Birkmann and Kevin Rubinstein (Credit); Gary Mandel, Noah Beck and Jason Vollbracht (Tax); Brian Robbins and Beth Understahl (Benefits); Lori Lesser and Marcela Robledo (Intellectual Property); Jonathan Youngwood (Litigation); Krista McManus and Bryan Herzbach (Real Estate); Michael Naughton, William Kearney and Kenneth Ehrhardt (Antitrust); Mike Isby (Environmental) and summer associate Michael Vernace.