Cahill Advises on Financing for Western Digital’s Pending Acquisition of SanDisk
Date: 10/23/15
Reflective of Cahill’s leading position in the capital markets, the firm is advising the debt financing sources in connection with two acquisitions having reported aggregate value exceeding $85 billion, backing two of the largest acquisitions announced this year.
Cahill is representing the financing sources in over $18 billion of new debt financing for the announced acquisition of SanDisk by Western Digital, in a transaction valued at about $19 billion. This transaction has been reported to be the second largest acquisition in the semiconductor industry announced this year. Cahill is also representing the financing sources in nearly $50 billion of new debt financing for the pending landmark buyout of EMC Corporation by Dell Inc. announced last week, in a transaction valued at about $67 billion. This transaction will be the largest LBO in history upon completion.