King & Spalding has represented DIRECTV. DIRECTV has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, Sacramento Division,...
DIRECTV Files Antitrust Lawsuit to Block Nexstar and TEGNA Merger
Global Auto Holdings Limited’ $1.05 Billion Debut High Yield Bond Offering
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett represented the initial purchasers in the offering. Global Auto Holdings Limited (“GAHL”) announced its debut 144A/Regulation S offering of US$525,000.000 million aggregate principal...
Petersen Energía Inversora S.A.U. v. Argentine Republic and YPF S.A.
King & Spalding represented Petersen and Eton Park in the dispute. Debevoise & Plimpton represented YPF S.A. On March 27, 2026, the Second Circuit issued its...
HSBC and Scotiabank’s Victory in Silver Price Manipulation Suit
King & Spalding secured a long-awaited victory for HSBC. The lawsuit, originally filed in 2014, accused HSBC and Scotiabank of conspiring to manipulate the price of silver....
KKR’s £1.75 Billion Recommended Offer for ContourGlobal
Simpson Thacher represented KKR on the deal. Ashurst advised J.P. Morgan Cazenove. Allen & Overy has advised the arrangers and lenders. KKR announced its recommended offer...
ClearBank’s £175 Million Equity Investment Round
Simpson Thacher advised Apax on the deal. Herbert Smith Freehills advised ClearBank. Apax announced its approximately £150 million investment in ClearBank. ClearBank is a specialist technology-enabled...
Certara’s Acquisition of Insight Medical Writing
Simpson Thacher advised Certara on the deal. Certara, Inc. (Nasdaq: CERT) executed its acquisition of Insight Medical Writing. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded...
Thomson Reuters and Refinitiv’s $1 Billion Shares Placing
Simpson Thacher represented entities owned indirectly by a consortium of certain investment funds affiliated with The Blackstone Group Inc., an affiliate of Canada Pension Plan Investment...