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Kristen Kercher
Senior Counsel
Mergers & Acquisitions

D415-947-2033

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Kristen Kercher is senior counsel at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she is a member of the mergers and acquisitions practice. 

Prior to joining the firm, Kristen practiced at Cooley LLP.

Kristen is practicing virtually in California, where she is licensed. 

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Kristen Kercher is senior counsel at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she is a member of the mergers and acquisitions practice. 

Prior to joining the firm, Kristen practiced at Cooley LLP.

Kristen is practicing virtually in California, where she is licensed. 

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Wilson Sonsini Advises Marvell on Infineon's $2.5 Billion Acquisition of Automotive Ethernet Business
On April 8, 2025, Marvell Technology, a leader in data infrastructure semiconductor solutions, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement under which Infineon Technologies will acquire Marvell's Automotive Ethernet business in an all-cash transaction valued at $2.5 billion. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Marvell on the transaction.
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Wilson Sonsini Advises Ampere Computing on $6.5 Billion Acquisition by SoftBank Group
On March 19, 2025, SoftBank Group Corp. announced that it will acquire Ampere Computing, a leading independent silicon design company, in an all-cash transaction valued at $6.5 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Ampere will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of SoftBank Group and retain its name. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to close in the second half of 2025. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Ampere on the transaction.

Founded in Silicon Valley in 2018 with an initial focus on cloud-native computing, Ampere has since expanded into sustainable AI compute. The company has multiple products for a spectrum of cloud workloads from the edge to the cloud data center.

The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Ampere on the transaction included:
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