Mitel Networks Corporation Acquires Inter-Tel Incorporated
NEW YORK (December 5, 2007) — McDermott Will & Emery represented Morgan Stanley Principal Investments, Inc., as an equity investor in Mitel Networks Corporation, a leading provider of unified communications solutions and services for business customers, in connection with Mitel's acquisition of Inter-Tel (Delaware) Incorporated, a full-service provider of business communications solutions.
The McDermott team representing Morgan Stanley Principal Investments was led by New York partners Seth Goldsamt and Stephen Older with assistance from Michael Pickles, Tom Giegerich and Kumar Paul.
Morgan Stanley Principal Investments invests Morgan Stanley's capital in attractive return investments that leverage Morgan Stanley's proprietary relationship network. Mitel is a leading provider of communications solutions for a range of organizations—from the very small, single site offices to the multi-site, large enterprises. Inter-Tel is full service provider of PBX and key telephone systems, IP telephony gateways and software, Computer Telephone Integration (CTI) applications.
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