NEW YORK, June 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Stroock &
Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with offices in
New York, Los Angeles, Miami and Washington, DC, announced today that it
represented AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) in its acquisition by merger
of Zygo Corporation (NASDAQ: ZIGO) for $19.25 per share in cash per fully diluted common
share. The completion of the transaction follows approval
from Zygo shareholders and the receipt of all regulatory
approvals.
AMETEK is a leading global manufacturer of electronic
instruments and electro-mechanical devices with 2013 sales of
$3.6 billion, and the common stock of
AMETEK is a component of the S&P 500 Index. Zygo, which
will join AMETEK as part of its Ultra Precision Technologies
Division within the Electronic Instruments Group, provides optical
metrology solutions, high precision optics, and optical assemblies
for use in a wide range of scientific, industrial, and medical
applications.
The Stroock team was led by M&A Partner Todd Lenson, and
included Partners Mel Brosterman, Richard
Fried, Howard Lavin,
Jeffrey Lowenthal, Bruce Schneider and Jeffrey Uffner; Special Counsels Elizabeth
DiMichele and Marissa Holob and
Associates Jennifer Arbuse, Stephanie
Cournoyer and Shayna
Philips.
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP is a law firm
providing transactional and litigation guidance to leading
multinational corporations, investment banks and private equity
firms in the U.S. and abroad. Stroock's emphasis on client
service and innovation has made it one of the nation's leading law
firms for 135 years. Stroock's practice areas include capital
markets/securities, commercial finance, mergers, acquisitions and
joint ventures, private equity, private funds, commodities and
derivatives, employment law and benefits, energy and project
finance, entertainment, environmental law, financial restructuring,
financial services litigation, government relations, insurance,
intellectual property, investment management, litigation, national
security, personal client services, real estate, structured finance
and tax. For more information, please visit Stroock's website
at www.stroock.com.
SOURCE Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP