Cravath – The Fresh Market’s $1.36 Billion Acquisition by Apollo

On March 14, 2016, The Fresh Market, Inc., a growing specialty grocery retailer, and affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “Apollo”) announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby certain funds managed by Apollo, a leading global alternative investment manager, will acquire The Fresh Market for $28.50 per share in cash, or approximately $1.36 billion. Cravath is representing The Fresh Market in connection with this transaction.

The Cravath team is being led by partners Damien R. Zoubek and Keith Hallam and includes associates Evgenia Hochenberg, Sean M. Gholz and Caitlin M. Hyduke on M&A matters; partner Craig F. Arcella and associate David P. Willard on financing matters; partner Eric W. Hilfers and practice area attorney David B. Teigman and associate Peretz Riesenberg on executive compensation and benefits matters; and partner J. Leonard Teti II and associate Kiran Sheffrin on tax matters. Ashley May also worked on tax matters.

Source:  www.cravath.com