Transactions
Oct. 4, 2007
Top September Deals
September showed some signs of life in the mergers and acquisitions realm, nearly doubling the total receipts from a sluggish August for California’s top 10 deals. With help from telecom, manufacturing and energy moves, last month saw $8 billion worth of transactions at the top. As one partner at a leading firm put it, "things are looking better and better every day."
1. Skadden, Latham Assist - Dallas-based Metro PCS Communications bought Leap Wireless of San Diego for $5.1 billion. Metro PCS hired Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, which enlisted partners Peter A. Atkins, and Thomas H. Kennedy from the firm's New York office for the transaction. Latham & Watkins provided representation for Leap Wireless, with San Diego partners Scott Wolfe and Barry Clarkson a...
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