Simpson Thacher is representing TIH in connection with its definitive agreement to sell its McGriff Insurance Services business to an affiliate of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. for $7.75 billion in cash, subject to certain customary adjustments. The transaction is targeted to close by year-end, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain limited customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval. An affiliate of TIH, McGriff is a full-service insurance broker providing risk management and insurance solutions to clients across the United States. The firm’s coverages include commercial property and casualty, corporate bonding and surety services, cyber, management liability, captives, and alternative risk transfer programs, small business, employee benefits, title insurance, personal lines, and life and health. Simpson Thacher represented funds managed by Stone Point Capital LLC in connection with their acquisition of TIH, together with funds managed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC, earlier in 2024, as well as Stone Point’s minority investment in TIH in 2023. The Simpson Thacher team includes: Elizabeth Cooper, Mark Viera, Malik Ladhani, Lawrence Page, Jacob Kornman, and Bret Johanneson (M&A); Benjamin Rippeon, Bill Smolinski, Edward Grais, and Michael Slomovics (Tax); David Rubinsky, Jamin Koslowe, and Sara Mazurek (ECEB); Steve DeLott (Insurance); David Blass, Meredith Abrams and Nicolas Valderrama (Regulatory); Dennis Loiacono (Real Estate); Lori Lesser and Bobbie Burrows (IP); Ken Wallach and Jessica Asrat (Capital Markets); Toby Chun and Noreen Lavan (Environmental); Malcolm Tuesley, Mark Skerry, Claire DiMario and Taylor Wettach (FDI); Vanessa Burrows and Jacob Madden (HIPAA); Erica Rozow and Jeanne Annarumma (ERISA); and Peter Guryan and Richard Jamgochian (Antitrust).
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is one of the world’s leading international law firms. The Firm was established in 1884 and has more than 1,300 lawyers. Headquartered in New York with offices in Beijing, Boston, Brussels, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Palo Alto, São Paulo, Tokyo and Washington, D.C., the Firm provides coordinated legal advice and transactional capability to clients around the globe. This website contains attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
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Simpson Thacher represented Barings, Macquarie and Bank of Ireland on a financing in connection with the investment by IK Partners in Sansidor. Sansidor is a fast-growing testing, inspection and related services (“TIS”) provider. It comprises 18 companies in The Netherlands and has nearly 400 employees and serves over 9,000 clients. IK Partners is a European private equity firm focused on investments in the Benelux, DACH, France, Nordics and the UK. Since 1989, IK has raised more than €17 billion of capital and invested in over 190 European companies. IK supports companies with strong underlying potential, partnering with management teams and investors to create robust, well-positioned businesses with excellent long-term prospects. The Simpson Thacher team included Hadrien Servais, Jacob Durkin, Eline Souffriau and Brian Bodensteiner (U.K. Credit).
Simpson Thacher Advises Barings, Macquarie and Bank of Ireland on Financing for IK Partners’ Investment in Sansidor
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Simpson Thacher was recognized in multiple categories at TMT Finance's M&A USA Awards 2024. The Firm was named "Legal Advisory Trailblazer" and was also named "Digital Infrastructure Legal Advisor (Value)" for having advised on the most digital infrastructure deals by value over the past year. Additionally, the Firm was recognized in several "Deal of the Year" categories, including "Towers Deal of the Year," "Digital Infrastructure Mid-Market Deal of the Year" and "Fiber Deal of the Year." Read more: https://lnkd.in/eJ5JMmiy
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Simpson Thacher is representing EQT and its portfolio company, EdgeConneX, in connection with a substantial minority investment in EdgeConneX by Sixth Street, a global investment firm with over $80 billion in assets under management and committed capital. EQT Infrastructure will remain the largest shareholder following the closing of the transaction. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2024 and is subject to customary closing conditions. EdgeConneX is a leading global provider of data center capacity focused on energy-efficient and sustainable designs optimized for AI and large-scale cloud deployments. The Simpson Thacher team included Anthony King, Fred de Albuquerque, Eli Hunt, Sherry Shen, Isabella Correa, Luca Tomasi, Jordon Pollard, Saakna Batbayar and Abby Kieker (M&A); Geoffrey Bailhache, Edward Wilson and Tory Hansen (UK Corporate); David Rubinsky, Gary Tashjian, Joshua Stephens and Sara Mazurek (Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits); Jonathan Goldstein and Bill Smolinski (Tax); Lori Lesser, Nicholas Westbrook, Bobbie Burrows, Celeste Fleetwood, Luqman Meedin and Camilla Gelson-Thomas (Intellectual Property); Sara Razi, Daniel Owsley and Max Fischer-Zernin (Antitrust); Malcolm Tuesley, Michael Kalinin, Thomas Lopez, Samantha Sergent and Ryan Thomas (FDI); Abram Ellis and David Caldwell (Regulatory); Krista McManus and Daniel Knapp (Real Estate); Timothy Mulvihill (Environmental); and Robert Lee and Vandana Harris (Funds).
EQT to Sell Minority Stake in EdgeConneX to Sixth Street
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Simpson Thacher’s London Office recently hosted a half-day “Inclusion Conference” in support of National Inclusion Week in the U.K. The event featured thought-provoking discussions on key diversity and inclusion topics, including authenticity at work, overcoming unconscious bias and strategies for retaining underrepresented talent. Simpson Thacher attorneys participated in this program and Jason Glover, Managing Partner of the Firm’s London office, gave opening remarks. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ej_qePH9
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Simpson Thacher is representing funds managed by affiliates of Blackstone Inc. in connection with its announced acquisition, together with funds managed by Vista Equity Partners, of Smartsheet, Inc. in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $8.4 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners would acquire all the outstanding shares held by Smartsheet shareholders for $56.50 per share in cash upon the closing of the proposed transaction. The transaction is currently expected to close in the fourth quarter of Smartsheet’s fiscal year ending January 31, 2025, subject to the approval of Smartsheet’s shareholders, the satisfaction of required regulatory clearances and other customary closing conditions. Blackstone will invest in Smartsheet through its flagship private equity vehicle and its private equity strategy for individual investors. Smartsheet is a modern enterprise work management platform trusted by millions of people at companies across the globe, including approximately 85% of the 2024 Fortune 500 companies. The Simpson Thacher team includes Anthony Vernace, William Allen, Felicity Bell and Michel Stuebi (M&A); Greg Grogan and Hannah Daniels (Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits); Sophie Staples, Matthew Lester and Sean Largey (Tax); Lori Lesser, Dewey Kang and Chandler Gerard-Reimer (Intellectual Property); Peter Guryan and Richard Jamgochian (Antitrust); Brian Gluck and Adam Moss (Credit); and Krista McManus and Dennis Loiacono (Real Estate).
Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners to Acquire Smartsheet for $8.4 Billion
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The Firm is representing Blackstone Real Estate in connection with its proposed sale of G6 Hospitality, the parent company of the Motel 6 and Studio 6 brands, to OYO, for $525 million. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2024, subject to the receipt of regulatory approvals and satisfaction of other customary closing conditions. G6 Hospitality is a leading economy lodging franchisor with nearly 1,500 economy lodging locations under the iconic Motel 6 brand and the Studio 6 Extended Stay brand in the United States and Canada. OYO is a global platform empowering entrepreneurs and small businesses with hotels and homes by bringing easy-to-book, affordable and trusted accommodation to customers around the world. Since its launch in the region in 2019, OYO has steadily expanded its footprint in the United States, currently operating over 320 hotels across 35 states. The Simpson Thacher team includes Anthony King, Quinn Cronan, Michael Chen, Haley O'Connor and Aydin Benoit-Savci (M&A); Krista Miniutti (Real Estate); Brian Gluck and Dennis Durkin (Credit); Nancy Mehlman, Eli Shalam and Michael Leitner (Tax); Jeannine McSweeney and Joshua Stephens (Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits); Peter Guryan, Richard Jamgochian and Maxime Fischer-Zernin (Antitrust); Lori Lesser and Bobbie Burrows (Intellectual Property); David Caldwell (Anti-Corruption); Steven DeLott (Insurance); Michael Isby (Environmental); and Mark Skerry (CFIUS).
Blackstone to Sell Motel 6 to OYO
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Partners Abram Ellis and David Blass, and Associate Christine Tillema, authored a Law360 article titled, “7 Takeaways For Investment Advisers From FinCEN AML Rule,” which explored FinCEN’s long-awaited final rule that will define most SEC-registered investment advisers and exempt reporting advisers as “financial institutions” for purposes of certain anti-money laundering laws and regulations under the Bank Secrecy Act. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ekxSqMtv
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Simpson Thacher is representing Finance of America Companies, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”), in connection with a comprehensive exchange offer and consent solicitation (“Exchange Offer”) of the Company’s existing $350 million of Senior Notes due 2025 (the “2025 Unsecured Notes”). On September 17, 2024, the Company launched the Exchange Offer offering holders of the 2025 Unsecured Notes to exchange their notes for (i) up to $200 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Notes due 2026, and (ii) up to $150 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Exchangeable Notes due 2029. The transaction is supported by more than 94% of the holders of the 2025 Unsecured Notes, including a group of initial consenting noteholders who are party to a transaction support agreement with the Company. Finance of America is a modern retirement solutions platform that provides customers with access to an innovative range of retirement offerings centered on the home. In addition, Finance of America offers capital markets and portfolio management capabilities primarily to optimize the distribution of its originated loans to investors. The Simpson Thacher team is led by Marisa Stavenas, Sunny Singh, Will Golden and Roxane Reardon, and includes Soogy Lee, Catherine Ciriello, Phil DiDonato and Zachary Weiner (Special Situations); Matt Hart, Joann Kim, Albert Murzakhanov, Julie De Keukeleire and Zach Guttman (Capital Markets); Arielle Katzman, (PCAP); and Jonathan Goldstein, Sophie Staples and Kris Liu (Tax).
Finance of America Announces an Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation for its 2025 Unsecured Notes
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Simpson Thacher represented Intermediate Capital Group (“ICG”) in the establishment of ICG North American Credit Partners Fund III (“NACP III”). ICG has announced that NACP III raised $1.9 billion in capital commitments, representing a 50% increase in client capital compared to the predecessor fund, which Simpson Thacher also advised ICG on. NACP III is expected to focus primarily on providing private debt financing to private equity-sponsored middle-market companies and independent corporate borrowers in North America, typically investing in businesses with $25 million to $250 million of EBITDA. The Simpson Thacher team included Olga Gutman, Rony Rothken, Mia Pisk, Katie Lunt, Kelly Adams, Anna-Carolina Zwinge, Nikaury Payano, Cullen Bryant, Rebecca Carroll and Louise Choi (Funds); Nancy Mehlman, Jodi Schneider and Michael Slomovics (Tax); Erica Rozow and Jeanne Annarumma (ERISA); and Mary Touchstone and Jessica Paletsky (Fund Finance).
ICG North American Credit Partners Fund III Raises $1.9 Billion
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