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IBM Completes $6.4 Billion Acquisition of HashiCorp
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- February 27, 2025
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- Williams, Steven J.
- Obadina, Dotun
- Kennedy, John C.
- Barshay, Scott A.
- Sobel, David E.
- Soven, Joshua H.
- Kar, Nicole
- Wilson, Christopher M.
- Pepper, Rich
- Haigh, Katharine R.
- Kelly, Marta P.
- Hahn, Todd
- Gonnella, Christopher
- Hoffman, Jarrett R.
- Forrest, Katherine B.
- Laufer, Gregory F.
- Chepiga, Geoffrey R.
- Carlin, John P.
- Rockoff-Kirk, Ariane
- Signoracci, Pietro J.
- Carey, Peter
- Ashtor, Jonathan H.
- van Kan, Brianna
- Itani, Sohail
- Sontag, Scott M.
- Fisch, Peter E.
Paul, Weiss advised IBM on its all-cash acquisition of HashiCorp Inc. for $35 per share, representing an enterprise value of $6.4 billion. HashiCorp is a software infrastructure company focused on using automation to help organizations manage hybrid- and multi-cloud computing environments. Marking a continuation of IBM’s deep focus and investment in hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence, the deal creates a comprehensive end-to-end hybrid cloud platform that will assist clients in accelerating innovation, strengthening security and getting more value from the cloud.
The Paul, Weiss team was led by corporate partners Steve Williams and Dotun Obadina, and includes corporate partners John Kennedy and Scott Barshay and counsel David Sobel; antitrust partners Joshua Soven, Nicole Kar, Christopher Wilson, Richard Pepper, Katharine Haigh and Marta Kelly and counsel Todd Hahn; executive compensation partners Christopher Gonnella and Jarrett Hoffman; litigation partners Katherine Forrest, Gregory Laufer, Geoffrey Chepiga, John Carlin and Ariane Rockoff-Kirk, and counsel Pietro Signoracci and Peter Carey; intellectual property partners Jonathan Ashtor and Brianna van Kan; tax partners Sohail Itani and Scott Sontag; and real estate partner Peter Fisch.