Sidley represented Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), a leading semiconductor and telecommunications technology company headquartered in San Diego, California, in its acquisition of Arduino, an Italian-based open-source hardware and software company. Arduino’s platform enables users to easily produce prototype electronic and robotic devices. By integrating Arduino’s platform, the acquisition will enhance Qualcomm’s position in the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence.
The cross-border transaction was led by Jon A. Olsen, Feifei Bian, and Derek Rogers (M&A and Private Equity) and included Ed Roper, Tommy N. Tsao, and Sydney R. Robles (M&A and Private Equity); Anna Remis, Rachelle Soderstrom, Dusan Clark, Paul Kariyawasam, Natalie T. Crawford, Patrick Donaldson, Rochelle C. Mulondo, Kayla H. Nguyen, and Jonathan P. Trang (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions); Eric Kauffman, Peter McCorkell, and Alex Down (Labor and Employment); Stacy Crosnicker (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Sarah Carlson and Daniel A. Spira (Consumer Products); Suresh T. Advani (Tax); Elisabetta Righini and Fahad Al-Sadoon (European Union Regulatory); Michael Cumming (Banking and Financial Services); Clive Gringras, Rara Kang, Randi W. Singer, Alyssa M. Hasbrouck, and project assistant Susanna Andryan (Litigation); Carys Golesworthy, Alessandra Moroni and D’Juan B. Jones (Global Trade); and William RM Long, Lauren Kitces, Lauren Cuyvers, and Kiana Boroumand (Privacy and Cybersecurity).
