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published DECEMBER 10, 2009

Shearman & Sterling Advises Francisco Partners in Acquisition of QuadraMed

Shearman & Sterling LLP represented Francisco Partners in its planned acquisition of QuadraMed Corp in a deal valued at $126 million. The deal requires approval of QuadraMed shareholders. QuadraMed's directors, executive officers and affiliates, who control 8.4% of its common shares, have agreed to vote in favor of the deal. QuadraMed Corp, based in Reston, VA, is a leading provider of healthcare technologies and services. Francisco Partners is one of the world’s largest technology-focused private equity funds, with approximately $5.0 billion of committed capital and offices in San Francisco and London. The Shearman & Sterling team was led by San Francisco-based mergers & acquisitions partners Michael Dorf and Michael Kennedy and included partners Laurence Crouch (San Francisco - Tax), Tina Patel (Menlo Park - Intellectual Property) and Beau Buffier (New York - Antitrust), counsel Coleen O'Mara (San Francisco - Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits), and associates Jared Sams (San Francisco - Mergers & Acquisitions), Zheng Bao (Menlo Park - Intellectual Property), Hyun-Jeong Kim (New York - Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits), Kelly Karapetyan (New York - Antitrust) and Ajay Chanayil (New York - Antitrust).