Kirkland Counsels Coriant on Acquisition by Infinera

Kirkland & Ellis LLP advised Coriant, a privately held, global supplier of open, hyperscale network solutions, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by Infinera, provider of Intelligent Transport Networks. Under the terms of the definitive purchase agreement governing the acquisition, subject to customary adjustments, Infinera will pay approximately $150 million in cash at closing, and estimated additional amounts of $25 million in the two quarters post-closing and $55 million over a period of years. Infinera will issue approximately 21 million shares, which when combined with the cash consideration, results in total transaction consideration of approximately $430 million. The full release is available here.

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