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Paul Hastings Advises Acument Global Technologies Inc. on the Restructuring and Concomitant Sales of Its French Facilities to Lisi Automotive and Agrati France

April 01, 2010

Paris, April 1, 2010 Paul Hastings served as a legal adviser to Acument Global Technologies Inc. in connection with the recent reorganization and sale of its French facilities to Lisi Automotive and Agrati France. The process was the subject of a conciliation proceeding and approved by public judgment of the Tribunal de Commerce (Commercial Court) of Créteil on March 26, 2010.

Paul Hastings advisors on the transactions were: Sandra Esquiva-Hesse (Partner), Karim Bent-Mohammed, Cynthia Tubiana / Corporate M&A, Erwan Barre (Partner), Samia Sellam (Partner), Anne-Hélène Le Trocquer / Tax, Allard De Waal (Partner), Laurent Ragot / Employment, Stéphane Henry; and, for Environmental law matters, Winston & Strawn LLP advisors on the transactions were: Vincent Sol (Partner), Marie-Léonie Vergnerie (Partner), and Frédérique Chaillou.

Agrati France was advised by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton (François Jonneman (Partner), Grégoire Etrillard).

The FMEA was advised by Orrick Rambaud Martel (Saam Golshani (Partner), Cédric Lougnon).

Lisi Automobile was advised by CMS Francis Lefevre (Jacques Isnard (Partner), Alexandre Delhaye and Bruno Peillon (Partner)).

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