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Mergers & Acquisitions

Sep. 23, 2009

Lawyers Say Mint.com Purchase By Intuit Signals Deal Thaw

Two acquisitions last week are signs of a thaw in the Silicon Valley mergers and acquisitions market, which was dormant during the stock market's collapse last winter and spring, according to a lawyer who advised on one of the deals.

By Craig Anderson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN JOSE - Robert Claassen, a Palo Alto-based partner with Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, led a deal team that represented Mint.com, a personal finance Website, in its purchase by Intuit Inc. for $170 million.

Intuit was represented by Latham & Watkins. Menlo Park-based partner Luke Bergstrom, who worked on the Mint-Intuit deal, also was involved in Adobe's acquisition of Omniture Inc.

Both ...

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