Simpson Thacher & Bartlett represented Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. and Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund Inc. in the transaction. Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund...
Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund’s Merger with Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund
Blackstone Strategic Credit 2027 Term Fund’s $45 Million Private Placement Offering
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett represented Blackstone Strategic Credit 2027 Term Fund in the deal. Blackstone Strategic Credit 2027 Term Fund (NYSE:BGB) announced a private placement of fixed-rate...
iCapital KKR Private Markets Fund’s Investment Mandate Expansion
Simpson Thacher is representing KKR on the deal. iCapital has announced that iCapital RF Advisor is expanding the investment mandate of the iCapital KKR Private Markets...
Western Asset High Income Fund II’s $143 Million At-The-Market Equity Program
Simpson Thacher represented Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. in the transaction. Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (the “Fund”) annoounced an SEC-registered at-the-market equity...
Affiliates of Franklin Templeton’s Mandatory Redeemable Private Placements
Simpson Thacher assisted each fund on the transaction. ClearBridge MLP and Midstream Fund Inc. (NYSE: CEM), ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE: EMO) and ClearBridge...
Apollo’s Interval Fund
Simpson Thacher represented Apollo Global Management on the deal. Apollo Global Management announced launch of Apollo Diversified Credit Fund (the “Fund”), a registered closed-end management investment...
KKR’s Joint Venture with iCapital
Simpson Thacher represented Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. in the transaction. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (“KKR”) entered into a joint venture, through a wholly-owned subsidiary,...
Macquarie Group’s $1.7 Billion Acquisition of Waddell & Reed Financial
Allen & Overy served as lead counsel to Macquarie, while Ropes & Gray advised LPL Financial Holdings in the transaction. Norton Rose Fulbright represented Waddell &...