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Simpson Thacher Represents Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan as Financial Advisors to Motorola, Inc. in its $9.7 Billion Spin-Off of Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc.

01.14.11

The Firm represented Goldman, Sachs & Co. and JPMorgan Securities LLC as financial advisors to Motorola, Inc. in its $9.7 billion spin-off of Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. Upon the spin-off, Motorola changed its name to Motorola Solutions, Inc. The spin-off distribution was completed on January 4, 2011.

Motorola Mobility is comprised of Motorola’s former mobile devices and home segments, including converged mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets; wireless accessories; end-to-end video and data delivery; and management solutions, including set-tops and data-access devices.  Motorola Solutions is a leading provider of business- and mission-critical communication products and services for enterprise and government customers.

The Simpson Thacher team included Robert Spatt and Tom Terbell.