King & Spalding Advises TSYS on Acquisition of NetSpend for $1.4 Billion


COLUMBUS, GA--(Marketwire - Feb 19, 2013) - King & Spalding advised TSYS, a leading global payment solutions provider, in a definitive agreement to acquire NetSpend for $1.4 billion in cash. NetSpend is a leading provider of general purpose reloadable prepaid debit cards and related financial services to underbanked consumers in the United States.

The transaction is expected to close in mid-2013, subject to regulatory approvals, approval by NetSpend shareholders and customary closing conditions.

More information about the deal is available here.

The King & Spalding legal team involved in the transaction was led by M&A partners Bill Baxley and Spencer Johnson, and also consisted of the following lawyers:

Mergers and Acquisitions:
Rob Leclerc (senior associate, New York)
Sameer Asher (associate, Atlanta)
Hillary Miller (associate, Atlanta)
Gina von Sternberg (associate, Atlanta)
Clay Karwisch (associate, Atlanta)

Financing and Securities/SEC:
Chip Conrad (partner, Atlanta)
Keith Townsend (partner, Atlanta)
Laura Hewett (counsel, Atlanta)
Shane Dornburg (senior associate, Atlanta)
Carrie Ratliff (associate, Atlanta)

Employee Benefits and Labor:
Eleanor Banister (partner, Atlanta)
Sam Matchett (partner, Atlanta)
Cheryl Sabnis (partner, San Francisco)
Mark Kelly (counsel, Atlanta)
Donna Edwards (counsel, Atlanta)
Ryan Gorman (associate, Atlanta)

Tax:
John Sweet (partner, New York)

Intellectual Property:
Scott Petty (partner, Atlanta)
Kyle Zeller (associate, New York)

Antitrust:
Jeff Spigel (partner, Washington)
John Carroll (senior associate, Washington)
Kathleen Ball (associate, Washington)

Financial and Regulatory:
Scott Stengel (partner, Washington)
Jeff Telep (partner, Washington)
Jane Cohen (counsel, Washington)
Nick Hartigan (associate, Washington)

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