Deploying specialist lawyers in Rule 144A and Regulation S offerings, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has extensive insight in representing both initial purchasers and underwriters from across the insurance, healthcare, and energy sectors. The team covers a broad spectrum of debt products offered in the capital markets, spanning from investment grade and high-yield debt to structured finance and mezzanine finance instruments. Operating out of Washington DC, Joshua Ford Bonnie co-leads the outfit, being an expert in IPOs and securities law matters, while in New York, the other practice heads Roxane Reardon and Kenneth Wallach each specialize in corporate finance transactions and complex restructurings. David Azarkh is knowledgeable on all aspects of leveraged buyouts, William Brentani mainly focuses on follow-on equity and preferred stock offerings from Palo Alto, and Mark Brod is renowned for advising clients on SEC matters. John Ericson is well versed in the consumer and hospitality industries, and Richard Fenyes is also cited as a key port of call. All lawyers are New York-based unless otherwise stated.
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Key clients
- ABRA® Auto Body & Glass
- Aethon Energy Management LLC
- Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos S.A.
- Apollo Global Management, Inc.
- Aston Martin Holdings (UK) Limited
- Barclays Capital Inc.
- BofA Securities, Inc.
- Braskem S.A.
- BTG Capital US Corp.
- Capstone Topco, Inc.
Work highlights
- Represented the initial purchasers in the Rule 144A/Regulation S offering by R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company of $1,050 million aggregate principal amount of 9.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 and $475 million aggregate principal amount of 10.875% Junior Lien Secured Notes due 2029.
- Representated of Mozart Holdings, LP (“Medline”) in a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 6.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 by certain of Medline’s subsidiaries.
- Represented of the initial purchasers in a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering by The Hertz Corporation of $750 million aggregate principal amount of 12.625% Senior First-Lien Secured Notes due 2029 and concurrent Rule 144A offering by Hertz of $250 million aggregate principal amount of 8.000% Exchangeable Senior Second-Lien Secured PIK Notes due 2029.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Joshua Ford Bonnie; Roxane Reardon; Kenneth Wallach
Other key lawyers
David Azarkh; William Brentani; Mark Brod; John Ericson; Richard Fenyes; Joe Kaufman; Edgar Lewandowski; Arthur Robinson; Brian Rosenzweig; Marisa Stavenas; Sunny Cheong; Will Golden; Hui Lin; John O’Connell; Jonathan Ozner