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Mergers & Acquisitions

Feb. 20, 2014

Weil, Fenwick handle $19 billion Facebook deal

Facebook Inc. tapped Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP to handle its $19 billion cash and stock acquisition of Mountain View-based messaging application developer WhatsApp Inc. in a deal announced late Wednesday.


By Dominic Fracassa


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Facebook Inc. tapped Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP to handle its $19 billion cash and stock acquisition of Mountain View-based mobile messaging application developer WhatsApp Inc. in a deal announced late Wednesday.


Redwood Shores-based partners Keith A. Flaum and Jane Ross led the Weil team.


Fenwick & West LLP advised WhatsApp. The company's instant messaging network boasts 4...

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