Fenwick & West LLP represented StumbleUpon in its recently announced acquisition by eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY). StumbleUpon, based in San Francisco, CA, is a Web service that allows people to discover Web sites, people, videos, product information, communities and other online content based on personal interests. The acquisition, valued at approximately $75 million, will provide eBay with in-depth exposure to a rapidly growing community-based service.
The Fenwick & West transaction team included corporate attorneys Ted Wang, Greg Roussel and Janelle Wolf; executive compensation and employee benefits attorney Blake Martell; and technology transactions attorneys Ralph Pais, Darren Hutchins, Michael Blum and Lance Stern.
Fenwick & West provides comprehensive legal services to technology and life sciences clients of national and international prominence. The firm is ranked by MergerMarket as one of the top 5 technology M&A practices in the U.S. and by Corporate Board Member as one of the top 5 corporate law firms in northern California for publicly traded companies.