Arnold & Porter Represents Wiley in Acquisition of Emerald Publishing Limited
Arnold & Porter recently advised Wiley, a content and research intelligence company, in its acquisition of Emerald Publishing Limited from Cambridge Information Group.
The all-cash transaction, valued at £337 million (USD 452 million), expands Wiley’s portfolio to approximately 2,500 titles with the addition of Emerald’s portfolio.
The Arnold & Porter team was led by Private Equity Co-Head Lowell Dashefsky, U.S. Antitrust/Competition Chair C. Scott Lent, and partner James Attonito, and also included partners Benjamin Mintz and Matthew Tabas, senior associate Greg Criscitello, and associate Ally Krenos. Partners Jeremy Willcocks, Henry Clinton-Davis, and Beatriz San Martin, senior associate Shishu Chen, and associate Matty Desmond advised on U.K. matters, partner Laurie Abramowitz and senior associate Lauren Olaya advised on tax matters, partner Paul Llewellyn and senior associate Benjamin Danieli advised on intellectual property matters, partner Uri Horowitz and senior associate Kathryn Geoffroy advised on employee benefits and labor matters, and senior associate Leah Harrell and associate Thibault Henry advised on antitrust matters, among others.
