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Mergers & Acquisitions

Nov. 3, 2012

Memphis Grizzlies sold to investor group for $337 million

O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Kirkland & Ellis LLP represented investors purchasing the Memphis Grizzlies NBA team for $337 million. McDermott, Will & Emery counseled prior owner Michael Heisley.


By David Ruiz


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Los Angeles-based lawyers with Kirkland & Ellis LLP and O'Melveny & Myers LLP represented separate investors who teamed up to buy the Memphis Grizzlies professional basketball team for $337 million in a deal completed Wednesday.


McDermott, Will & Emery counseled prior owner Michael Heisley, according to media reports.


The Kirkland team represented an investor group formed by St...

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