Davis Polk Advises PCH International on Its Acquisition of Fab.com
Davis Polk advised PCH International Holdings in connection with its acquisition of certain assets associated with the Fab.com business (“Fab”), for an undisclosed amount of cash and equity.
PCH, a privately held Irish company with its USA headquarters in San Francisco, had over $1 billion in revenue in 2014. PCH designs custom manufacturing solutions for companies from hardware startups to Fortune 500 companies. Fab.com is a U.S.-based ecommerce website. This acquisition aligns with PCH’s strategy to enhance its distribution channels for designers and startups that partner with PCH.
The Davis Polk corporate team included partner Kirtee Kapoor and associates James Jackson, Trang (Mae) Nguyen and Tori Phillips Gyulassy. The intellectual property team included partner Frank J. Azzopardi and associate Gary T. Lo. Partner Rachel D. Kleinberg and associate David E. Mannion provided tax advice. Associate Lisa M. Doolittle provided real estate advice. Counsel Cynthia Akard provided executive compensation advice. Members of the Davis Polk team are based in the Menlo Park, Hong Kong and New York offices.