Wilson Sonsini, JSA, Latham act on Marvell's acquisition of Celestial AI

Marvell Technology, Inc., a leader in data infrastructure semiconductor solutions, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Celestial AI, a company known for its advanced optical interconnect technology for AI driven data centres.

As part of the transaction, Celestial AI’s flagship Photonic Fabric platform will be integrated into Marvell’s product portfolio, strengthening Marvell’s capabilities in next generation AI infrastructure and cloud data centre solutions.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Marvell on this acquisition.

The transaction was led by Partners Rob Ishii, Ethan Lutske, Ross Tanaka, Allison Spinner, and Jeana Kim.

JSA Advocates & Solicitors advised on the India leg of the acquisition, including the transfer of employees and assets from Celestial AI India LLP to Marvell India Private Limited. The firm also assisted with the restatement of Celestial AI India LLP’s LLP agreement following the merger of the parent entities, along with the required corporate and regulatory filings in India.

The transaction was led by Probir Roy Chowdhury (Partner), with support from Yajas Setlur (Partner) and Bhargavi Kuchewar (Associate).

Latham & Watkins represented Celestial AI on this transaction.

The transaction team was led by Mark Bekheit (Partner) and Jim Morrone (Partner), with Associates Shannon Cheng, Amy Lutfi, Tim Schubert, Joanna Yam, with assistance from Ariana Alemi and Genie Yae.

Advice was also provided on benefits matters by James Metz (Partner), Laura Szarmach (Counsel, Nimra Syed (Associate);

On emerging growth matters by Associates Erica Kucharski and Lou Jeffers;

On tax matters by Grace M. Lee (Partner), with Associates Jacob Meninga and Dennis Poehland;

On antitrust matters by Joshua Holian (Partner), Patrick English (Partner), Jana Dammann de Chapto (Partner), and Associates Rebecca Frumento, Panos Kokkinidis, and Sadie Goering;

On labor matters by Sandra Benjamin (Counsel);

On intellectual property matters by Arielle Singh (Counsel), with Associates Ryan Sanders and Gaby Forte;

On data privacy matters by Robert Brown (Partner), with Associates Diya Jajal and Madhavi Nambiar;

On anti-bribery and anti-corruption matters by Erin Brown Jones (Partner);

On export controls matters by Andrew Galdes (Partner), with Associates Matthew Crawford and Christine Kalpin;

On securities matters by Richard Kim (Partner), with Associate Annie Kim.

The transaction strengthens Marvell’s optical connectivity solutions and expands its portfolio to address the rapidly growing demand for high performance AI infrastructure and data centre technologies.

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