SAN FRANCISCO — Attorneys in Silicon Valley from Davis Polk & Wardwell and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett are representing companies on the opposite sides of two separate acquisitions.
Davis Polk is representing SMART Modular Technologies Inc. in its acquisition by Silver Lake Partners and Silver Lake Sumeru. That corporate team is led by partner Alan Denenberg and associates Shan Jiang and Steve Valenzuela. Partner Rachel Kleinberg and associate M. Ryan LaRosa are providing tax advice. Counsel Cynthia Akard is providing benefits advice.
