Arnold & Porter Advises Intel on Regulatory Aspects of $8.75B Divestiture of Altera to Silver Lake

Arnold & Porter provided regulatory advice to Intel in closing its $8.75 billion divestiture of Altera Corporation, a supplier of FPGA (field programmable gate array) semiconductors, to Silver Lake Partners, a global technology investment firm, on September 12.

Arnold & Porter’s integrated global team provided guidance on all regulatory aspects of the transaction, helping secure approvals from multiple regulatory authorities worldwide.

The Arnold & Porter team included partners David Emanuelson, Axel Gutermuth, Jonathan Gleklen, and Ron Lee; counsel Barbara Wootton; senior associates Trevor Schmitt and Laurent Thiry; and associates Miroslav Georgiev, Thibault Henry, Kyung Liu-Katz, and Anora Wang.