King & Spalding Advises EMS Technologies in $491 Million Sale

ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - Jun 13, 2011) - King & Spalding advised EMS Technologies and its board of directors in the company's sale to Honeywell for approximately $491 million in cash. EMS Technologies is a leading provider of wireless connectivity solutions for aviation, aerospace and global resource management.

Under the terms of the agreement, which has been unanimously approved by both companies' boards of directors, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Honeywell will commence a tender offer within ten business days to purchase all of EMS's outstanding shares for $33.00 per share in cash. The transaction, which is subject to successful completion of the tender offer, regulatory approval and customary closing terms and conditions, is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2011.

Additional details about the transaction can be found here:
http://www.ems-t.com/press/PressDetail.aspx?id=2079.

The King & Spalding legal team involved in the transaction was led by Atlanta mergers and acquisitions partner C. William Baxley and consisted of the following lawyers:

Mergers and Acquisitions:
Anne M. Cox (partner, Atlanta)
Sameer P. Asher (associate, Atlanta)
Christopher M. Bugay (associate, Atlanta)
John M. Hyman (associate, Atlanta)
Erica B. Jackson (associate, Atlanta)
Melanie E. Lee (associate, Atlanta)

Securities/SEC:
Keith M. Townsend (partner, Atlanta)
Robert J. Leclerc (associate, New York)

Employee Benefits:
Kenneth A. Raskin (partner, New York)
Pulina Whitaker (partner, London)
Mark P. Kelly (counsel, Atlanta)
Laura Westfall (associate, New York)

Tax:
John K. Sweet (partner, New York)

Environmental:
Les A. Oakes(partner, Atlanta)
Tamara J. Neeley (staff attorney, Atlanta)

Defense/Government Contracts:
Christine E. Savage (partner, Washington)
Amy Stanley Hariani (associate, Washington)

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