Ropes & Gray served as legal advisor to Golden Gate Capital in its definitive agreement to acquire the Bob Evans Restaurants business from Bob Evans Farms,...
Golden Gate Capital’s $565 Million Acquisition of Bob Evans Restaurants
StarStreet, Inc’s Acquisition of Paddy Power Betfair
Paul Hastings LLP represented StarStreet, Inc., owner of fantasy sports gaming operator DRAFT, in its acquisition by Paddy Power Betfair, a leading international, multi-channel sports betting...
Gardner Denver’s $950 Million Initial Public Offering
Simpson Thacher represented Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. (“Gardner Denver”), a portfolio company of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., in connection with its initial public offering...
Signet’s Strategic Outsourcing of Credit Portfolio
Simpson Thacher is representing Signet Jewelers Limited (“Signet”), the world’s largest retailer of diamond jewelry, in its announced strategic relationship with Alliance Data Systems Corporation (“Alliance...
Resolute Energy’s $125 Million Additional Notes Offering
Simpson Thacher represented the initial purchasers, led by BMO Capital Markets Corp., in connection with an unregistered offering under Rule 144A/Regulation S by Resolute Energy Corporation...
Petrobras’ $4 Billion Notes Offering
Shearman & Sterling represented the underwriters in connection with an offering by Petrobras Global Finance consisting of a reopening of its following existing notes: US$1 billion...
Ambac Assurance Corp. v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
In a significant appellate victory, the Appellate Division, First Department issued a decision on May 16, 2017 in favor of Simpson Thacher client Countrywide Home Loans,...
Fogo de Chão’s $63 Million Follow-on Offering
Davis Polk advised Fogo de Chão, Inc. in connection with an SEC-registered secondary offering of 4,500,000 common shares by certain selling stockholders, for an aggregate price...
Fortescue’s $1.5 Billion Senior Notes Offering
Simpson Thacher represented the initial purchasers, led by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co....
PPD’s $550 Million Senior PIK Toggle Notes
Simpson Thacher represented J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., UBS Securities LLC and Jefferies LLC, as initial purchasers, in the...
Silvestre Madrid v. Vivint Inc.
Simpson Thacher has successfully represented Vivint on the case On May 11, 2017, the United States District Court for the Central District of California dismissed a...
Willis North America Inc.’s $650 Million Senior Notes Offering
Simpson Thacher represented the underwriters, led by Barclays Capital Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, in connection with an...