Dechert Advises Diamonds Direct USA on its US$490 Million Acquisition by Signet Jewelers
October 12, 2021
Dechert is advising Diamonds Direct USA in its agreement to be acquired by Signet Jewelers, the world's largest retailer of diamond jewelry. The US$490 million transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval.
Diamonds Direct is a direct-to-consumer destination retailer headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The Dechert team advising Diamonds Direct includes corporate partners Ken Young and Jonathan Stott, and associates Daniel Mozes, Marie Mast, Tommy Kienzle, Verónica Casellas Santana, Kerenza Kerslake, and Paul Bennett; antitrust partner James Fishkin, counsels Beverly Ang and Michael Okkonen, and associates Jonathan Greengarden and Dennis Schmelzer; tax partner Edward Lemanowicz and associate George Davis; privacy & cybersecurity partner Karen Neuman, and associates Michael Tierney and Hilary Bonaccorsi; employee benefits partner Howard Klein and associate Jake Phillips; labor counsel Jeffrey Rubin; real estate special counsel Francois Quintard-Morenas; environmental partner Abbi Cohen; intellectual property partner Thomas Rayski; and litigation partners Christina Sarchio and Neil Steiner, and associate Tanya Warnke.
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