Merck to Acquire Millipore in $7.2 Billion Deal

In The News
March 2, 2010
Attorneys:
Craig E. Marcus ,
John D. Donovan
,
Jonathan M. Zorn
Ropes & Gray is representing Millipore Corporation in its proposed $7.2 billion acquisition by Merck KGaA, the global pharmaceutical company based in Germany. Millipore is a Massachusetts-based company that provides cutting-edge technologies, tools and services for bioscience research and biopharmaceutical manufacturing. The two companies announced on February 28 that they have entered into a definitive agreement.
 
The Ropes & Gray team included corporate partner Craig Marcus, securities litigation partner John Donovan and employee benefits partner Jon Zorn.