Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP’s syndicated lending practitioners often work in conjunction with the firm’s capital markets team on bank and bond financing. The firm’s notable client roster includes private equity investors, sovereign wealth funds, and financial investment firms. Operating out New York, Alexandra Kaplan is highly knowledgeable of acquisition finance, asset-based lending, bridge facilities, and restructuring transactions. She is also a key port of call for financial institutions, private credit funds, and commercial banks, while Brian Steinhardt handles bank and bridge loan financing, infrastructure financing, and acquisition financing. Steinhardt is also highly proficient in leveraged and investment-grade syndicated bank financing and Patrick Ryan is informed in the arrangement and syndicated of senior credit facilities. William Sheehan handles bridge financing, private credit transactions, and restructuring, while Brian Gluck is versed in refinancing transactions, REIT financing, and fund-level financing.
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Key clients
- Apax Partners LLP
- Aramark Corp
- Bank of America
- Bank of Montreal
- Bank of Nova Scotia
- BlackRock
- Blackstone
- BNP Paribas
- Brookfield
- Capital One
Work highlights
- Advised Cohesity on financing related to its proposed $7.0 billion combination with Veritas Technologies’ data protection business.
- Represented Blackstone on financing related to its proposed $8.4 billion acquisition, together with Vista Equity Partners, of Smartsheet, Inc.
- Represented KKR on financing related to its acquisition of Varsity Brands, Inc.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Alexandra Kaplan; Brian Steinhardt
Other key lawyers
Patrick Ryan; William Sheehan; Brian Gluck