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Law Practice

Jun. 23, 2007

Skadden Arps Brokers Billion-Dollar Deal for Oakley

In one of their largest deals this year, lawyers at the Los Angeles office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom represented iconic sunglass maker Oakley Inc. in the Orange County company’s $2.1 billion acquisition by an Italian eyewear giant.

By Jason Song
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      LOS ANGELES - In one of their largest deals this year, lawyers at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom represented iconic sunglass maker Oakley Inc. in the $2.1 billion acquisition of the company by eyewear giant Luxottica Group SpA of Italy.
      The deal, announced late Wednesday, is "on the larger end of the scale" that the California Skad...

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