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Manulife Investment Management to Acquire Serverfarm
- Client News
- May 19, 2023
Paul, Weiss is advising Manulife Investment Management, on behalf of Manulife Infrastructure Fund II and its affiliates, in its acquisition of a controlling interest in Serverfarm, a data center owner and operator. Manulife’s significant investment, together with support from existing shareholders, will allow Serverfarm to continue its expansion across North America, Europe and Israel. The acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter of 2023, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
The Paul, Weiss team includes corporate partners Cullen Sinclair, David Tarr and Matthew Abbott and counsel Amanda Gill; tax partner Scott Sontag and counsel Anne McGinnis; executive compensation partner Rebecca Coccaro; litigation partners John Carlin and Aidan Synnott and counsel Peter Jaffe and Steven Herzog; real estate partner Harris Freidus; intellectual property partner Claudine Meredith-Goujon; antitrust counsel Marta Kelly; environmental counsel William O’Brien; and international trade counsel Richard Elliott.