The Firm is acting as U.S. counsel to Cogeco Cable Inc. (TSX: CCA) in connection with Cogeco Cable’s proposed acquisition of PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX: PIX) for approximately US$642.2 million (C$635 million), or $3.85 in cash per share.
Cogeco Cable, based in Quebec, is a telecommunications corporation and is the second largest hybrid fiber coaxial cable system operator in Ontario and Quebec. PEER 1, based in Vancouver, is one of the world’s leading internet infrastructure providers, specializing in managed hosting, dedicated servers, cloud services and colocation.
The Simpson Thacher team includes Gary Horowitz, Sharo Atmeh and Brian Park (M&A); and Kenneth Ehrhard (Antitrust).
