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US duo win key legal roles as Facebook files for $5bn IPO
US law firms Fenwick & West and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett have secured the lead advisory roles on Facebook's much-anticipated initial public offering (IPO) aftter the social networking giant filed for the $5bn (£3.2bn) listing yesterday (1 February)...
02 Feb 2012 | 08:43
Cleary, Simpson Thacher field City teams on $2.1bn France Telecom sale
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett's London offices have taken lead roles on France Telecom's proposed $2.1bn (£1.4bn) sale of its Orange Switzerland mobile phone business to Apax Partners, reports The Am Law Daily. Lo...
10 Jan 2012 | 11:54 | 
Simpson Thacher confirms plan to launch in Korea
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has announced plans to open an office in Seoul, reports The Asian Lawyer. The US firm said in a statement that it will open in the South Korean capital "as soon as practicable in 2012." The announcement follows the ratifi...
05 Jan 2012 | 11:58 |
Simpson Thacher, Sullivan & McDermott announce new partners for 2012
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Sullivan & Cromwell and McDermott Will & Emery have become the latest US firms to announce their global partner promotions, with Simpson Thacher emerging as the only firm to add London lawyers to its partnership.
29 Nov 2011 | 10:48 |
Weil, Simpson, W&C head up buyout of loan manager
A trio of US firms have taken lead roles on GSO Capital Partners’ acquisition of loan manager Harbourmaster Capital in a deal which will boost GSO’s European loan holdings to €11.5bn (£10bn). GSO, the credit investment arm of Blackstone Grou...
20 Oct 2011 | 00:00 |
Simpson Thacher's City office wins trophy role alongside CC on €9bn Apax fundraising
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett’s London office has picked up a role working alongside Clifford Chance (CC) on private equity house Apax’s latest multibillion-euro fundraising. The US firm’s London funds chief Jason Glover has been appointed to wo...
04 Aug 2011 | 00:00 |
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Simpson’s London funds launch hauls in group of clients from key hire’s old firm
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett’s London arm has picked up a number of private equity relationships from Clifford Chance (CC) in the wake of its hire of CC’s former funds head Jason Glover. The New York law firm, which brought in Glover at the begin...
14 Jul 2011 | 00:00 |
Simpson Thacher picks up role for EQT on €3.5bn fundraising
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett’s London office has picked up a first-time role for EQT Partners, advising on the formation of a €3.5bn (£3.1bn) fundraising. The deal saw partner Jason Glover – who was hired from Clifford Chance to launch Simpson...
14 Jul 2011 | 00:00 |
Simpson Thacher associate lands new Euro general counsel role at Bain Capital
Bain Capital has hired its first-ever European general counsel, with the US buyout house appointing Simpson Thacher & Bartlett London corporate associate Bart Gombert to the role. Gombert, who is due to join Bain in London later this month (16 May)...
05 May 2011 | 08:19 |
Simpson Thacher launches Hong Kong law practice with magic circle duo
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has hired two partners from magic circle rivals to launch a Hong Kong law practice, writes The Asian Lawyer. Celia Lam, the joint Greater China managing partner for Linklaters, and Christopher Wong, the former head of Freshf...
03 May 2011 | 10:05 |
Top private equity advisers line up on £480m Chiswick Park office sale
A raft of international law firms have advised on buyout house The Blackstone Group's £480m acquisition of the Chiswick Park office development in West London. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and City firm Herbert Smith were jointly instructed by Black...
31 Mar 2011 | 00:59 |
CC and Simpson Thacher advise on €4bn post-Lehman fundraise
Former Clifford Chance (CC) funds chief Jason Glover has completed his first deal since joining Simpson Thacher & Bartlett's City office in January, advising on a €4bn (£3.4bn) fundraising for private equity firm BC Partners. The deal, which is ...
17 Mar 2011 | 12:54 |
Simpson Thacher coup as US bidder pulls off 11th-hour £4bn E.ON deal
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has taken a lead corporate role for Pennsylvania Power and Light (PPL) on its £4bn acquisition of E.ON's UK power networks following a competitive auction. The US law firm was instructed less than six weeks ago, and fiel...
02 Mar 2011 | 14:32 |
Skadden and Simpson Thacher win roles as Apax nears $8.5bn LBO deal
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett have won lead roles for Apax Partners as the buyout house closes in on a multibillion-pound deal that could become one of the largest European leveraged buyouts since the start of the cr...
20 Dec 2010 | 12:10 |
Simpson Thacher and Weil Gotshal promote seven partners apiece
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Weil Gotshal & Manges have announced the results of their global promotions rounds, with just one City lawyer made up among 14 partner promotions at the two firms. Simpson Thacher's appointments, which will take effec...
24 Nov 2010 | 16:01 |
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