On January 7, 2016, Hudson's Bay Company (TSX: HBC) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Gilt Groupe Holdings, Inc. for $250 million in cash, subject to customary requirements.
WilmerHale provided legal counsel to Gilt on this transaction with a team led by Partners Mark Borden, Jeffrey Hermanson and David Westenberg, that also included Special Counsel Jeffrey Ayer and Associates Christie DiNapoli, Britt Eichner and Emily Gainor (corporate); Partners Kim Wethly, Julie Hogan Rodgers and Counsel Ciara Baker (tax); and Partners Scott Kilgore (benefits) and Michael Bevilacqua (IP).