Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP fields a large capital markets team whose strength lies in the breadth of its practice area expertise. The group is able to act in both structured finance and mezzanine finance, as well as tangential corporate matters such as corporate governance advice and refinancings on both the issuer and underwriter side. Joshua Ford Bonnie, Roxane Reardon and Kenneth Wallach head up the team out of Washington DC, New York and New York respectively. The trio, which focuses on high yield debt financings and a variety of corporate finance transactions. A knowledge of securities law and regulation to add to the high yield offering knowledge. An additional distinguishing factor in the group is the specialism of its individual lawyers, such as Hui Lin, in Rule 144A and Regulation S offerings, investment grade and high yield debt offerings. Elsewhere, David Azarkh displays competence in covenant terms and disclosure matters connected with capital markets transactions.
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- ‘The team is in constant contact with the client and is focused on providing solutions and always available for discussion. They certainly made the deal very easy for us. We had to work through a very tight schedule, and they delivered on time.’
‘The deep understanding of capital markets and similar transactions.'
Key clients
- Aethon United
- Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos S.A.
- Anywhere Real Estate Group
- Aramark Corporation
- Avianca Group
- Axon Enterprise
- BofA Securities, Inc.
- BTG Capital US Corp.
- Citigroup
- Community Health Systems, Inc.
- Crescent Energy Finance (Designated Underwriters’ Counsel)
- Garda World Security
Work highlights
Represented the initial purchasers in over $7.15 billion high yield debt offerings by Carnival Corporation and affiliates.
Represented the initial purchasers in an offering by a subsidiary of Bausch Health Companies Inc. of $4.4 billion aggregate principal amount of 10.000% senior secured notes due 2032 pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S.
Represented Herc Holdings Inc. in connection with its $1.65 billion offering of 7.000% Senior Notes due 2030 and $1.1 billion of 7.250% Senior Notes due 2033.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Practice head
Joshua Ford Bonnie; Roxane Reardon; Kenneth Wallach
Other key lawyers
David Azarkh; Hui Lin