Simpson Thacher represented Acoustic, L.P. in the transaction, while Kramer Levin represented Francisco Partners. Acoustic, L.P. (“Acoustic”) announced its strategic growth investment from Francisco Partners. Existing...
Acoustic’s Growth Investment from Francisco Partners
Sphera’s Acquisition of Riskmethods
ReedSmith LLP and Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett LLP served as legal advisors to Sphera and Blackstone while Evercore served as the financial advisor. For the sellers,...
Vista Equity Partners’ Acquisition of Avalara
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Perkins Coie LLP advised Avalara on the deal. Kirkland & Ellis LLP acted as legal counsel for Vista Equity Partners....
Blackstone and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s Majority Investment in Advarra
Simpson Thacher advised Blackstone, while Ropes & Gray represented Genstar Capital and Advarra on the deal. Blackstone and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board announced their proposed majority investment in...
Owens & Minor’s Acquisition of Apria
Simpson Thacher represented Apria, while Kirkland & Ellis advised Owens & Minor on the deal. Apria announced the acquisition by Owens & Minor, for $37.50 in cash...
Blackstone’s Acquisition of a Majority Stake in Spanx
Simpson Thacher advised Blackstone on the deal, while Cravath represented SPANX in connection with the transaction. Blackstone announced its proposed acquisition of a majority stake in...
Silver Lake’s Investment in Clubessential Holdings
Simpson Thacher advised Silver Lake on the deal. Silver Lake announced its strategic investment in Clubessential Holdings. Clubessential Holdings provides a full suite of membership and...
Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Charlesbank Capital Partners’ Acquisition of MDVIP
Simpson Thacher advised the Private Equity business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management on the deal. Goldman Sachs Asset Management announced its definitive agreement to acquire ownership of...
Liftoff’s Combination with Vungle
Simpson Thacher acted as legal counsel on the proposed combination of Liftoff Mobile, Inc. and Vungle, Inc. Liftoff and Vungle announced their combination to form leading...
Blackstone’s Acquisition of a Majority Stake in Certified Collectibles Group
Weil, Gotshal & Manges advised The Blackstone Group in the transaction, while Simpson Thacher represented Blackstone Tactical Opportunities in connection with its debt financing for the...
Dell Technologies’ Spin-off of VMware
Simpson Thacher represented Dell Technologies in the transaction, while Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz served as legal advisor to Michael Dell. Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE: DELL) announced...
GI Partners’ $1.1 Billion Acquisition of Orbcomm
Simpson Thacher represented affiliates of GI Partners in the transaction. GI Partners entered into its definitive agreement to acquire ORBCOMM Inc. (“Orbcomm”). Under the terms of the agreement, shareholders...