The team at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP handles tax aspects of transactions in M&A, capital markets and private funds across a diverse range of sectors including energy, video gaming, and telecommunications for a client base consisting of banks, multinational corporations, and investment funds. Co-headed by Nancy Mehlman, whose capabilities span across mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions as well as fund formations, while Marcy Geller advises clients on tax aspects of private investment fund formation, mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures and corporate restructurings and bankruptcies. Jonathan Goldstein provides assistance on tax matters regarding financial institutions, renewable energy transactions, and bankruptcies while Russell Light has extensive experience with debt restructurings, credit investments, and real estate transactions, and is well-regarded for representing high-profile private investment funds. Sophie Staples continues to impress across a number of offerings including mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, and securities offerings.
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Key clients
- Advent International Corporation Alight Baring Private Equity Asia Blackstone Braskem S.A. Advent International Corporation Bridgepoint Group plc Businesssolver The Carlyle Group CBRE Centerbridge Partners CIM Group Dorman Products Drawbridge Realty Partners EQT Ferro Corporation Garda World Security Corporation Genstar Capital Partners JPMorgan Chase Bank KKR KSL Capital Partners Moleaer Neuberger Berman OneTeam Partners Rubicon Technology Partners Stone Point Capital Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners Sudamericana, Agencias Aéreas y Marítimas S.A. TD Bank Group Wells Fargo Bank Advent International Corporation Alight
Work highlights
Represented Blackstone and the buyer consortium formed with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in connection with the acquisition of AirTrunk for an implied enterprise value of US$16.1 billion.
Represented Johnson Controls International plc in connection with its announced agreement to sell its Residential and Light Commercial HVAC business to the Bosch Group in an all-cash transaction valued at $8.1 billion. The transaction includes the North America Ducted business and global Residential joint venture with Hitachi, Ltd, of which Johnson Controls owns 60% and Hitachi owns 40%.
Represented Stonepeak in connection with its acquisition of Textainer Group Holdings Limited for $50.00 per common share, representing an enterprise value of approximately $7.4 billion.
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Practice head
Marcy Geller; Nancy Mehlman
Other key lawyers
Jonathan Goldstein; Russell Light; Sophie Staples