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Simpson Thacher Represents Peabody Energy Corporation in $650 Million Debt Offering 9.2.2010
Simpson Thacher Represents Life Technologies in Acquisition of Ion Torrent Systems 8.18.2010
Simpson Thacher Represents Blackstone in Acquisition of Dynegy 8.16.2010
Simpson Thacher Represents Initial Purchasers and Lenders in Acquisition Financing Transactions for Postmedia Network Inc. 8.3.2010
Simpson Thacher Represents Cedar Fair, L.P. in Comprehensive Refinancing 7.30.2010
Simpson Thacher Represents Vanguard Health Holding Company II, LLC in Add-on Issuance of High-Yield Notes 7.20.2010
Simpson Thacher Represents Lenders and Initial Purchasers in Financing for Triumph Group Inc.’s Acquisition of Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. 6.29.2010
Simpson Thacher Represents ITT in Acquisition of Godwin Pumps 6.21.2010
Simpson Thacher Represents Initial Purchasers in Exchangeable Senior Notes Offering by Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. 5.14.2010
Firm Represents syncreon Holdings plc in Debut Issuance of High-Yield Notes and Related U.S. Dollar Denominated Credit Facility 5.10.2010
Simpson Thacher Represents Initial Purchasers and Lenders in Refinancing by Cleaver-Brooks, Inc. 5.6.2010
Simpson Thacher Represents Initial Purchasers in Sale of $4 Billion Senior Notes by NBC Universal, Inc. 5.4.2010
Firm Represents J.P. Morgan and Other Initial Purchasers in Maxim Crane's $250 Million Senior Secured Notes Offering 4.23.2010
Simpson Thacher Advises TPG in Acquisition of American Tire Distributors 4.21.2010
Simpson Thacher Represents First Reserve and Blackstone in Proposed Acquisition by PBF Energy Partners LP of Delaware City Refinery 4.15.2010
Simpson Thacher Represents Underwriters in $466 Million Offering of Common Stock by Massey Energy Company 3.30.2010
Jonathan Youngwood to Speak at ABA’s CLE Program on Iqbal and Beyond: What Is "Plausible" in Labor and Employment Law Cases? 3.30.2010
Simpson Thacher Represents J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Water Asset Management in their Acquisition of SouthWest Water Company 3.3.2010
Simpson Thacher Represents Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan in Initial Public Offering by Cellu Tissue Holdings 1.28.2010
Simpson Thacher Represents Tyco International in $2 Billion Acquisition of Broadview Security 1.19.2010
Simpson Thacher Represents the Initial Purchasers in Connection with Motiva Enterprises LLC $2 Billion Senior Notes Offering 1.12.2010
Simpson Thacher Represents a JPMorgan-Led Group of Underwriters and Lenders in $1.65 Billion Debt Raising Transactions for Hanesbrands Inc. 12.11.2009
Simpson Thacher Represents a JPMorgan-Led Group of Initial Purchasers and Lenders in Debt Refinancing Transactions for Easton-Bell Sports 12.7.2009
Simpson Thacher Represents Acadia Power Partners, LLC and its Parent Companies in Electric Generating Facility Asset Sales 12.4.2009
Simpson Thacher Represents TRW Automotive in $250 Million High Yield Debt Offering 11.24.2009
Simpson Thacher Represents TRW Automotive in $259 Million Exchangeable Notes Offering 11.23.2009
Simpson Thacher Represents Pinnacle Foods in $1.3B Acquisition of Birds Eye Foods 11.19.2009
Simpson Thacher Represents Initial Purchasers and Lenders in Debt Refinancing Transactions for Colt Defense LLC and Colt Finance Corp. 11.12.2009
Simpson Thacher Represents Initial Purchasers and Dealer Managers in Brunswick Corporation’s $350 Million Senior Secured Notes Offering and Related Tender Offers 10.16.2009
Simpson Thacher Represents Ameriprise in $1 billion Acquisition of the Long-Term Asset Management Business of Columbia Management from Bank of America 9.30.2009
Simpson Thacher Represents TRW in $269 Million Public Offering of Common Stock 8.19.2009
Simpson Thacher Represents Affinia Group Inc. in Debt Refinancing Transactions 8.19.2009
Firm Represents Alberta Investment Management Corporation in $115 million Term Loan Facility for First Wind Holdings, LLC 7.22.2009
Simpson Thacher Again Recognized as Leading National Law Firm by Legal 500 United States 7.17.2009
Simpson Thacher Represents Initial Purchasers and Lenders in Debt Refinancing Transactions for Smithfield Foods, Inc. 7.15.2009
Simpson Thacher Represents PPL Corp. in Divestiture of Its Generation Businesses in Long Island and Maine 7.9.2009
Simpson Thacher Represents Shanghai Electric in Investment in Goss International 6.15.2009
Simpson Thacher Represents Underwriters and Dealer Managers in Domtar Corporation’s High Yield Notes Offering and Debt Tender Offer 6.12.2009
Simpson Thacher Represents J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs in Secured Bond Offering by Cellu Tissue Holdings 6.5.2009
Simpson Thacher Represents UBS in Equity Distribution Program for Massey Energy Company 6.4.2009
Simpson Thacher Represents the Initial Purchasers and Dealer Managers in Connection with Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.’s $600 Million Senior Notes Offering and Owens-Illinois, Inc.’s Tender Offer 5.19.2009
The Firm Represents ITT Corporation in $1 Billion Registered Debt Offerings 5.1.2009
Simpson Thacher Represents Lion Capital in American Apparel Investment 3.13.2009
Firm Represents Fast Retailing in Connection with Tender Offer for Link Theory 2.13.2009
Firm Represents Underwriters in $4.225 Billion Debt Offering by Altria Group, Inc. 2.6.2009
Simpson Thacher Represents Wyeth in Proposed Sale to Pfizer 1.26.2009
Firm Represents SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan and other Underwriters in $1 Billion Debt Offering by FedEx Corporation 1.20.2009
Andrew Janis Will Speak at Conference on Essential HR Strategies in an Era of Change 1.13.2009
Firm Represents Barclays Capital and other Underwriters in Debt Offering by Altria Group, Inc. 1.9.2009
Firm Represents Underwriters in $6.0 Billion Debt Offering by Altria Group, Inc. 11.10.2008
Simpson Thacher Represents Motor Coach Industries International In Voluntary Chapter 11 Filing; Obtains Approval for All “First Day Motions” 9.22.2008
Simpson Thacher Advises on Massey Energy Offerings 9.16.2008
Simpson Thacher Represents One Equity Partners in Recapitalization of X-Rite, Incorporated 8.25.2008
Simpson Thacher Represents CSL Ltd. in its Acquisition of Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings Corp. from Cerberus Partners LP and Ampersand Ventures 8.13.2008
Firm Represents Blackstone in Acquisition of AlliedBarton 7.31.2008
Firm Represents KKR in Acquisition of KKR Private Equity Investors, L.P. and Related NYSE Listing 7.30.2008
Firm Represents Barr in Merger with Teva 7.21.2008
Firm Represents Graham Packaging Holdings Company and The Blackstone Group in SPAC Transaction 7.8.2008
Firm Advises on Starkist Acquisition 7.7.2008
Firm Advises Blackstone on Apria Healthcare Acquisition 6.20.2008
Simpson Thacher Represents JPMorgan in $190 Million Follow-On Equity Offering of Polypore International, Inc. 6.2.2008
Simpson Thacher Represents S.A.C. Private Capital Group in Recapitalization of CBaySystems Holdings Limited and Acquisition of 69.5% of MedQuist Inc. 5.29.2008
Scott Dyer Will Address the National Finance Industry Employment Law Committee 5.15.2008
Simpson Thacher Represents Genesee & Wyoming in Acquisition of CAGY Industries 5.9.2008
Firm Recognized at 2007 Canadian Dealmakers Awards 4.25.2008
Simpson Thacher Represents AOL in its Acquisition of Bebo 3.14.2008
Simpson Thacher Advises Blackstone in $1.3 Billion Acquisition of Performance Food Group Company 1.18.2008
Simpson Thacher Represents Cengage Learning, Inc. in Connection with its $750 Million Acquisition of the College Division of Houghton Mifflin Company 12.19.2007
Simpson Thacher Represents Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited in Proposed Acquisition of Trane Inc. for $10.1 Billion 12.19.2007
Simpson Thacher Represents Gerdau S.A. in Connection with its $1.67 Billion Acquisition of the Steel Business of Quanex Corporation 11.19.2007
STB Represents Hellman & Friedman In Announced Acquisition of Goodman Global, Inc. 10.23.2007
Simpson Thacher Represents TD Bank in $8.5 Billion Acquisition of Commerce Bancorp 10.3.2007
Simpson Thacher Represents First Reserve Corporation in Sale of Ohmstede Ltd. to EMCOR Group, Inc. 9.27.2007
Simpson Thacher Represents Excel Mining Systems in Sale to Orica Limited 9.26.2007
Simpson Thacher Represents ITT in Merger with EDO Corporation 9.17.2007
J. Scott Dyer As Co-Chair Editor of ABA's Employment Discrimination Treatise 8.22.2007
Simpson Thacher Represents Altivity Packaging, LLC in Connection with its Combination with Graphic Packaging Corporation to Form a $4.4 Billion Revenue Global Packaging Company 7.16.2007
Simpson Thacher Represents Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation in Connection with $4.22 Billion Acquisition of Chaparral Steel Company 7.11.2007
Simpson Thacher Represents Blackstone in Buyout of Hilton Hotels - Largest Hotel Acquisition 7.5.2007
Simpson Thacher Represents Underwriters in $285 Million IPO of Polypore International, Inc. 7.3.2007
Firm Represents Blackstone in Sale of Southern California Real Estate Portfolio 6.29.2007
Simpson Thacher Represents Owens-Illinois, Inc. in Proposed Sale of Owens-Illinois Plastics FTS Inc. 6.21.2007
Simpson Thacher Represents ITT in Sale of Its Switches Business 5.18.2007
Simpson Thacher Represents PRIMEDIA Inc. in Proposed Sale of Its Enthusiast Media Division 5.14.2007
Simpson Thacher Advises CD&R and KKR in $7.1 Billion Acquisition of U.S. Foodservice from Ahold 5.3.2007
Simpson Thacher Represents The Linde Group in Sale of U.S. Retail Packaged Gases Business to Airgas, Inc. 4.11.2007
Simpson Thacher Represents Claire's Stores, Inc. in Proposed Sale 4.11.2007
Firm Represents Blackstone in Acquisition of Majority Stake in RGIS Holdings 3.29.2007
STB Advises KKR in Acquisition of Dollar General Corporation 3.20.2007
Simpson Thacher Advises KKR and TPG in Largest LBO 2.27.2007
Simpson Thacher Advises Blackstone in $2.16 Billion Acquisition of Pinnacle Foods Group Inc. 2.12.2007
Simpson Thacher Advises Blackstone in $3.3 Billion Acquisition of Cardinal Health's Pharmaceutical Technologies and Services Segment 2.8.2007
Simpson Thacher Represents Ford Motor Company in $23.5 Billion Financing 12.19.2006
Simpson Thacher Represents Peabody Energy in $900 Million Notes Offering and $2.75 Billion Credit Facility 10.23.2006
Firm Represents KSL Capital Partners in its Acquisition of ClubCorp, Inc. for $1.8 billion 10.11.2006
Blackstone Closes Travelport Acquisition 8.29.2006
Simpson Thacher Represents Blackstone in $4.3 Billion Travelport Acquisition 7.6.2006
Simpson Thacher Wins Appeal in Case Requiring Former Executive's Forfeiture of Restricted Stock Units After IPO for Violating Non-Competition Agreement 6.19.2006
Firm Represents CBS in the Sale of Paramount Parks for $1.24 billion 5.22.2006
Simpson Thacher Advises Texas Pacific Group in $1.04 Billion Consumer Packaging Acquisition 5.15.2006
Simpson Thacher Represents Washington Mutual in Its Acquisition of Commercial Capital Bancorp 5.1.2006
Simpson Thacher Represents JPMorgan in Connection with its Arranging the Financing for Wellspring Capital Management's Acquisition of Dave & Buster’s 3.13.2006
Simpson Thacher Represents Meow Mix Holdings, Inc. in its Sale to Del Monte Corporation 3.3.2006
Simpson Thacher Represents KeySpan Corporation in its Sale to National Grid plc 3.1.2006
Simpson Thacher Represents Blackstone in $2.6 Billion Acquisition of MeriStar 2.23.2006
Firm Advises KKR on Acquisition of Medical Device Manufacturer 11.29.2005
Sears Holdings Corporation Recapitalizes its Orchard Supply Hardware Business 10.12.2005
Texas Genco LLC Selling All Its Outstanding Equity Interests to NRG Energy, Inc. 10.5.2005
Firm Advises Ford and Hertz in One of the Largest LBOs in History 9.14.2005
Simpson Thacher Represents First Reserve Corporation in the Acquisition of Chart Industries, Inc. 8.11.2005
Simpson Thacher Represents adidas-Salomon AG in Acquisition of Reebok International Ltd. 8.4.2005
Toronto-Dominion Bank Agrees to Sell TD Waterhouse to Ameritrade Holding Corporation 6.27.2005
STB Represents Blackstone in $3.24 Billion Acquisition of Wyndham 6.24.2005
Simpson Thacher Represents Apprise Media in Acquisition of Niche Media and Publishing Business 6.1.2005
Simpson Thacher Represents Memec Group Holdings in its Sale to Avnet, Inc. 4.29.2005
Simpson Thacher Gains Dismissal of Action Against Cohen & Steers, Inc. and Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. 4.5.2005
Simpson Thacher Represents JPMorgan, Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers in Financing of Acquisition of Telcordia Technologies, Inc. 3.18.2005
Simpson Thacher Represents Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. and The Blackstone Group in Acquisition of Town & Country Homes 3.4.2005
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