Goodwin Procter served as advisor to client SmartCells on its acquisition by Merck & Co. last week. SmartCells shareholders will receive an upfront cash payment and be eligible to receive clinical development and regulatory milestones for products resulting from the transaction for potential aggregate payments in excess of $500 million. Sales-based payments for products resulting from the transaction will also be payable.

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Avedis Zildjian Co., a Norwell, MA–based and world-renowned manufacturer of cymbals, has completed its merger with the business of Vic Firth, Inc., and Vic Firth Manufacturing, Inc. (“Vic Firth”), a Massachusetts-based, world-renowned manufacturer and distributor of drumsticks, percussion sticks, mallets, peppermills, salt mills, and rolling pins.

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The Firm represented AOL Inc. in its acquisition of about.me, Inc. The purchase price and other terms of the transaction have not been publicly disclosed. about.me is a service that allows users to create a single personal profile page that presents their online identities together in one place, simplifying the social experience across the web. This includes profiles on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, email, personal blogs and more.

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DocMorris Pharmacies (Admenta Sverige AB) has signed an agreement with Logica Sverige AB regarding outsourcing of IT services for their pharmaceutical business.

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The international legal practice DLA Piper has advised the business network XING on the acquisition of the Munich-based event platform Amiando AG.

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DLA Piper announced today that it represented Stefanini International Holdings Ltd in the December 13 closing of its tender offer and follow-on merger with TechTeam Global. This US$93.4 million acquisition is a significant step in Stefanini IT Solutions’ strategy of expanding its international presence.

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Shearman & Sterling advised Tengelmann E-Commerce Beteiligungs-GmbH, Mangrove II Investments S.à.r.l., Holtzbrinck Ventures GmbH and several funds of Partech Group as part of a larger group of shareholders regarding the sale of Private Sale GmbH (Brands4Friends) to eBay.

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Simpson Thacher advised First Reserve in the sale of the 80% interest owned by affiliates of First Reserve in Bahamas Oil Refining Company International Limited based in Freeport, Bahamas. The sale price was $1.36 billion and is contingent upon the receipt of certain approvals from the Government of the Bahamas.

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Hogan Lovells has represented the Government of Mexico in its recently-announced $1 billion contract with Boeing to deliver an end-to-end satellite communications system. The system, known as MEXSAT, will provide secure communications for Mexico’s national security needs, as well as enhanced coverage for the country’s civil telecommunications. Corporate lawyers Steven Kaufman in Washington, D.C. and Randy Segal in Northern Virginia led the Hogan Lovells team representing Mexico in the contract.

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Arent Fox LLP won a major victory for its client Core Communications, Inc. when attorneys Michael Hazzard and Joseph Bowser obtained a decision from the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reinstating Core’s Maryland Public Service Commission victory against Verizon.

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