The Firm represented Airvana Network Solutions Inc. (ANS) in its sale to Ericsson Inc. (Ericsson), a U.S. subsidiary of Ericsson A.B., a Swedish multinational technology company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
ANS provides innovative, scalable radio access network (RAN) infrastructure that enables mobile operators to meet the growing demand for high-performance mobile data services and 3G-to-4G coexistence. ANS’s mobile broadband RAN solution is fully integrated into Ericsson’s CDMA Access product line.
The Simpson Thacher team working on this transaction include Dan Clivner, Justin Yi and Judy Yan (M&A), Tristan Brown and Linda Barrett (Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits), Katharine Moir and Dan Foster (Tax), Michael Naughton, Ellen Frye and William Kearney (Antitrust), Lori Lesser, Marcela Robledo and Jodie Sopher Pimentel (IP), and Jennifer Franklin and John Bennett (Exempt Organizations).
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