Simpson Thacher is representing Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE: EMR) in connection with the sale of a majority interest in its Embedded Computing & Power business to an affiliate of Platinum Equity Advisors, LLC. Under the terms of the transaction, Emerson will receive aggregate consideration of approximately $300 million and retain a 49% equity stake in the business. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions to closing.

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Thompson Hine LLP is pleased to announce that Maranda E. Fritz has joined its New York office as a partner in the firm’s Business Litigation practice, where she will focus on white collar crime, internal investigations and securities litigation. Growth of its White Collar Criminal Practice is a priority at Thompson Hine, and the addition of Fritz advances this goal. Fritz, who is known for aggressive and effective defense of criminal and regulatory matters, has been lead counsel in numerous federal jury trials and briefed and argued more than a dozen cases in federal and state courts in the past several years alone.

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Cahill represented the joint book-running managers and the co-managers in connection with the public offering of $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.375%/8.125% Senior PIK Toggle Notes due 2018 by Healthcare Technology Intermediate, Inc., holding company of IMS Health Incorporated. Proceeds from the offering will be used to pay a dividend.

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Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (Sprouts) today announced the closing of its initial public offering (IPO) of 21,275,000 shares of common stock, including 2,775,000 shares of common stock issued as a result of the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares, at a price of $18 per share. Sprouts sold 20,477,215 shares of common stock, including the additional shares, and certain stockholders sold the remaining 797,785 shares.

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