Sidley is representing HARMAN International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., on its US$350 million carve-out acquisition of Masimo Corporation’s Sound United consumer audio business. The acquisition will expand HARMAN’s audio offering, especially across core segments such as home audio, headphones, hi-fi components, and car audio. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of 2025.
Ted Murphy leads the firm’s HARMAN relationship, and Pran Jha and Cameron S. Stanton (M&A) led the Sidley team on the matter. Other team members include Vadim Brusser, Patrick J. Harrison, Jason C. Semmes, and Dominique J. Vletter (Antitrust and Competition); Ernesto R. Claeyssen (Commercial Litigation and Disputes); Mary C. Niehaus and Amanda M. Casanueva (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Heather M. Palmer and Sarah A. Jehl (Environmental, Health, and Safety); Diana Gong (Food, Drug and Medical Device); Jen Fernandez (Global Arbitration, Trade and Advocacy); Irene Yang (IP Litigation); Peter McCorkell, Cathryn Le Regulski, Alex Down, and Ryan Martin (Labor, Employment and Immigration); Ed Perry, David Horan, Thomas Guzman, Shigeyuki Ito, Nicole Aiello Martinez, Charles E. Mahone II, Yusuke Kubo, McKenna Chadwick, Brittney Foxhall, Sean Sawyer, Nadja Schwarz, Yanaisha Sydamah, and Jo Bainton (M&A); Francesca Blythe, Ash Nagdev, and Anila Rayani (Privacy and Cybersecurity); Silvia Maglio (Private Equity); Elizabeth K. McCloy and Brandon Bryer (Real Estate); trainee solicitor Neave R. O’Sullivan (Restructuring); D’Juan B. Jones (Securities Enforcement and Regulatory); Nathan Enfield and Avi Kaye (Tax); and Anna Remis, E. Kyle Barnett, Andy Dykstra, Adia A. Brantley, Jonathan P. Trang, and IP Transactions Specialist Raza A. Siddiqui (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions).
