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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Offices

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
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Mr Anthony Vernace

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+1-212-455-7136 avernace@stblaw.com

Work Department

Corporate/Private Equity

Position

Partner in the Firm’s Corporate Department. Specializes in the representation of private equity firms (and their portfolio companies) and public companies in mergers and acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, recapitalizations and other corporate transactions. Regularly counsel clients on corporate governance, shareholder activism and general corporate and securities law matters. Representations include Blackstone in numerous transactions, including its acquisitions of International Data Group, Phoenix Tower, QTS Realty, Ascend Learning, Chamberlain Group, Vungle, Gates Corporation and Travelport; investments in Clari, MagicLab, First Eagle, Life Science Logistics, Array Technologies, Chainalysis, Patria, TaskUs, Simpli.fi, Crocs, Cryoport, Walker Edison, FireEye and Liftoff Mobile; and its sale of HealthMarkets to UnitedHealth; BC Partners in its acquisitions of GFL Environmental, Waste Industries, NAVEX, EAB and Chewy, Inc., and its sale of Teneo; Microsoft Corporation in its acquisitions of LinkedIn, Nuance, ZeniMax Media, Nokia Corporation’s phone business, Skype, and GitHub and its announced acquisition of Activision Blizzard; Apria in its sale to Owens & Minor; Genesee & Wyoming in several acquisitions and its sale to affiliates of Brookfield Infrastructure and GIC; and Blue Buffalo Pet Products in connection with its sale to General Mills.

Career

Joined Firm, 2005; Partner, 2014.

Education

B.S., summa cum laude, Fordham University (2002); J.D., Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, Columbia Law School (2005).

Lawyer Rankings

United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)

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Anthony Vernace – Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP‘s M&A team remains a key player in the private equity space, standing out for its ability to handle bulge-bracket buyouts, take-private acquisitions, and portfolio deals for major funds including EQT, Silver Lake, and Carlyle. The department’s reach extends across a diverse array of sectors, including life sciences and consumer products, and it also handles a growing volume of deals in the tech and infrastructure sectors. Marni Lerner, an expert on PE investments and divestitures, and Elizabeth Cooper, a key contact for public and private M&A with close ties to private equity giants like Blackstone, co-head the practice from the firm’s New York office. New York-based Michael Holick leads on numerous PE investments in the energy and infrastructure space. Also based in New York is Anthony Vernace, an expert in both strategic and private equity-backed transactions. Palo Alto-based Naveed Anwar navigates complex leveraged transactions and buyouts for the likes of KKR, and Atif Azher, also in Palo Alto, stands as a key contact for fund investments in the tech sector.

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