PORTLAND, Ore. (December 3, 2015) - Perkins Coie represented Planar Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLNR), a global leader in display and digital signage technology, in its acquisition by Leyard American Corporation, a subsidiary of Leyard Optoelectronic Co., Ltd., which designs, produces, and distributes a range of LED display products and its ancillary systems. Leyard closed the acquisition of all of the common stock of Planar for a purchase price of $6.58 per share on November 27, 2015.

Led by Portland, Oregon partners Roy Tucker and Chris Hall, the Perkins Coie team included Portland partner Gina Eiben; Seattle partners Carl Crow and Todd Hinnen; Washington, D.C. partner Barry Reingold; Seattle counsel Kelly Reinholdtsen; Seattle staff attorney Betsy Kristoferson and Portland associates Kara Tatman and Brian Schlect.

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