Update, 2/21/2013, 6:45 p.m. EST: Additional lawyers who worked on the deal from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett have been added to the sixth and 12th paragraphs below.
Correction, 2/21/2013, 8:45 a.m. EST: The original version reported incorrectly on Dechert’s role in this transaction. The firm is serving as antitrust counsel to OfficeMax. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is providing antitrust counsel to Office Depot. The 11th paragraph of the story has been revised to reflect the correct information. We regret the error.
