SAN FRANCISCO — A trio of firms advised Westford, Mass.-based NetScout Systems Inc. in its plans to acquire the communications business of Danaher Corp. for 62.5 million shares of common stock, valued at $2.6 billion. Teams from Baker & McKenzie, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Cooley represented the network analytics and performance company with lead lawyers out of Silicon Valley and Boston.
The companies are performing the deal under a Reverse Morris Trust, a structure that allows tax-free acquisitions if requirements on size and shareholder ownership are met.
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