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Deals 26 November 2004

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP represented General Atlantic Partners and Oak Hill Capital Partners in their US$500 ($640) million acquisition of a majority interest in GE…

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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP represented General Atlantic Partners and Oak Hill Capital Partners in their US$500 ($640) million acquisition of a majority interest in GE Capital International Services (Gecis), General Electric’s global business-processing operations. The deal values Gecis in excess of US$800 ($1,031) million. Upon closing, General Atlantic and Oak Hill will own a 60 per cent stake. The Paul, Weiss team representing General Atlantic and Oak Hill includes corporate partners Doug Cifu, Ken Schneider, Jeanette Chan, Eric Goodison and Marco Masotti.

 
 

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