Foley Hoag LLP Represents Inverness in Acquisition of Cholestech Corp.
Boston, MA - June 20, 2007
Foley Hoag LLP recently represented Inverness Medical Innovations Inc. in its widely-reported acquisition of healthcare diagnostic tools provider Cholestech Corp. Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. is a major global developer, manufacturer and marketer of advanced, pioneering consumer and professional medical diagnostic products.
William R. Kolb, Chair of the firm's Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group was the lead partner on the transaction. John D. Hancock and John D. Patterson, Jr., both Corporate partners and Nicola Lemay and Teresa A. Martland, both Taxation partners also worked on the deal.
Foley Hoag's M&A practice represent acquirers and target companies in a broad range of industries including biopharma, energy and utilities, financial services, manufacturing, and technology. Lawyers in the group handle purchases and sales of public and private corporations, asset sales, divisional and product line acquisitions and divestitures, management buy-outs, corporate restructurings, and leveraged acquisitions and related acquisition financings.
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