A host of advisers weighed in on Mars Inc.'s $23 billion deal for Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. Goldman, Sachs & Co. was financial
adviser to Wm. Wrigley in connection with the deal and placement agent
for the securities to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. The team included Byron Trott, Adam Taetle, Kelly Rainko, Stefanie Jay, Robbie Robinson, Lauren Polo and Clayton Hanson. William Blair Inc. was also financial adviser to Wrigley and offered a fairness opinion.
A Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
team led by William Kunkel that included partners L. Byron Vance, Lynn
McGovern, Cliff Aronson, James Venit, Michael Lawson and Ed Welch was
counsel to Wrigley.
For financial advice, Mars turned to J.P. Morgan and a Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett LLP team led by M&A partners John Finley and Kathryn Sudol. - The editors
For more on the deal see:
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