Hogan Lovells announced today that it has been advising the Transaction Committee of the Board of Directors of Knology, Inc. on the definitive merger agreement under which a subsidiary of WOW! Internet, Cable & Phone (WOW!) has agreed to acquire Knology in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.5 billion. Knology is a leading provider of interactive communications and entertainment services in ten markets in the southeastern United States and three markets in the midwestern United States. WOW! is a competitive provider of residential and commercial high-speed Internet, cable television, and telephone services.
“We are pleased to have provided M&A counsel to the Transaction Committee throughout the course of this deal,” said Corporate M&A partner Joe Gilligan, Hogan Lovells’ lead lawyer on the transaction. “This transaction demonstrates the comprehensive capabilities offered by Hogan Lovells’ Corporate M&A practice.”
The transaction was announced on 18 April 2012. Under the terms of the agreement, WOW! will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Knology for $19.75 per share in cash.
The Hogan Lovells team representing the Transaction Committee of the Board of Directors of Knology, Inc. was led by Joe Gilligan and Steve Kaufman with assistance from Paul D. Manca, Joseph G. Connolly, Jr., Kevin K. Greenslade, Christopher H. Schott, and Todd M. Aman (Corporate M&A); William L. Neff (Employee Benefits); Daniel M. Davidson (Tax); Michele
S. Harrington (Antitrust); and Gordon C. Wilson (Lending).
(Press Release by Hogan Lovells)
