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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

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Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States - USA


What the Team is Known For
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is renowned for its ability to handle large and complex debt and equity transactions, representing issuers, underwriters, and private equity sponsors. The firm is particularly noted for its skill and experience advising on major IPOs and follow-ons. It also possesses a number of specialists distinguished in the high-yield and investment-grade debt space.

Work Highlights

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  • Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP represented BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. in connection with its initial public offering of common stock and its concurrent public offering.

Strengths

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  • Simpson Thacher's team offers strong attention to detail, ingenuity in finding solutions and a strong sense of what's commercial.

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  • The lawyers at Simpson Thacher go above and beyond to offer quality and business-minded legal advice.

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  • Simpson Thacher is always ahead of the game and thinks through issues well in advance.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Dan Webb
    Band 1Dan Webb

    Dan Webb

    Dan Webb provides counsel to industry-leading clients on a wide range of capital markets matters. His transactional skill set encompasses public and private offerings of debt and equity, including IPOs.
    • Dan is an excellent lawyer; he focuses on the right issues and is commercial in solving problems.

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    • Dan is a good technical lawyer who is thoughtful and smart.

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  • Band 1William B Brentani
    Band 1William B Brentani

    William B Brentani

    Distinguished attorney William Brentani represents issuers, underwriters and private equity sponsors in a wide variety of debt and equity transactions. He is highly sought after for his expert counsel on transactions in diverse sectors, including healthcare, technology and retail.
    • Bill is a trusted partner and adviser who has guided us through several complex deals.

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    • Bill is our go-to person at the firm; he is very accessible.

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    • Bill is fantastic - he is responsive and capable of doing really complex work.

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    • Bill helps to make the process simpler.

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  • Band 2Brian Rosenzweig
    Band 2Brian Rosenzweig

    Brian Rosenzweig

    Brian Rosenzweig has experience advising on debt and equity offerings. In particular, he earns market attention for his in-depth knowledge of high-yield debt.
    • Brian is probably one of the most efficient lawyers I've worked with. He is good at steering the team.

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    • Brian knows the industry, is commercially reasonable and gives the best advice possible.

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    • Brian is knowledgeable and pragmatic. He is personable and a pleasure to work with.

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  • Band 2Joshua Ford Bonnie
    Band 2Joshua Ford Bonnie

    Joshua Ford Bonnie

    Joshua Ford Bonnie is a distinguished capital markets attorney, who regularly assists clients with high profile IPOs, among other equity and debt financings.

    • He has strong legal knowledge and expertise with impeccable business sense.

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    • He's an in-house counsel's best outside counsel.

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    • He is a special intellect and high energy capital markets lawyer. He tackles the most complex capital markets transactions around.

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  • Band 2Roxane F Reardon
    Band 2Roxane F Reardon

    Roxane F Reardon

    Roxane Reardon is a highly accomplished practitioner whose clients seek her advice on all aspects of debt and equity transactions.
    • She excels on really tricky, complex matters.

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    • She is a phenomenal lawyer who worked really well with our team.

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    • Roxane is not only expert in her legal analysis but provides a commercial and well reasoned position for everything she does.

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  • Band 3David Azarkh
    Band 3David Azarkh

    David Azarkh

    David Azarkh is in demand for his knowledge of equity capital markets and is also recognized for his ability to assist with debt transactions.

    • I love how responsive he is; his level of responsiveness is incredible.

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  • Band 3Heidi Mayon
    Band 3Heidi Mayon

    Heidi Mayon

    Heidi Mayon boasts notable experience of handling significant IPOs. Her clients stem from a broad range of industries including the technology and energy sectors.
    • Heidi is really pragmatic and collaborative.

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  • Band 3Joseph H Kaufman
    Band 3Joseph H Kaufman

    Joseph H Kaufman

    Joseph Kaufman is recommended for his work advising healthcare companies, REITs and underwriters on significant debt and equity offerings. He is regularly sought after by clients for guidance on major IPOs.
    • He is a practical lawyer with great market knowledge.

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  • Band 3Kenneth Wallach
    Band 3Kenneth Wallach

    Kenneth Wallach

    Kenneth Wallach has a wealth of experience handling major capital markets transactions on behalf of underwriters, issuers and private equity sponsors.
  • Band 4John C Ericson
    Band 4John C Ericson

    John C Ericson

    John Ericson brings in-depth experience of corporate finance transactions and high-yield debt offerings.
    • He was very nimble on an equity offeirng which was nuanced.

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  • Band 4Marisa D Stavenas
    Band 4Marisa D Stavenas

    Marisa D Stavenas

    Marisa Stavenas is commended for her debt and equity practice, with experience across a range of products, including recent work advising clients on complex novel structures such as green bond offerings.
    • She is good at negotiating what terms should be. She is always someone I go to and trust for feedback on what we can and cannot do.

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    • Marisa knows where and when to push. She is highly meticulous and detail-oriented.

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    • Marisa is fantastic, incredibly detailed and I always feel like she puts us first.

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  • Band 4Richard Fenyes
    Band 4Richard Fenyes

    Richard Fenyes

    Richard Fenyes offers considerable strengths in high-yield debt transactions, often representing companies in the healthcare industry. He also routinely assists clients with public and private offerings of investment grade debt and equity.
    • Richard is a subject matter expert in capital markets. He is very precise and thinks about esoteric points in a way that will solve matters creatively.

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  • Band 5Hui Lin
    Band 5Hui Lin

    Hui Lin

    Hui Lin covers the full range of debt and equity transactions. She has recent experience working for large financial institutions.

    • Hui Lin has great substantive expertise on capital markets and is incredibly responsive; she is a good problem-solver.

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  • Band 5Lesley C Peng
    Band 5Lesley C Peng

    Lesley C Peng

    Lesley Peng regularly leads issuers and underwriters through capital markets transactions, with a notable high-yield and investment-grade debt practice.
    • She is excellent, our go-to securities counsel.

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  • USA, expertise based abroad in UKGil Strauss
    USA, expertise based abroad in UKGil Strauss

    Gil Strauss

    Gil Strauss is a well-regarded practitioner who continues to represent a mixture of issuers and private equity firms on high-yield transactions. He comes highly recommended for his work in the area of US securities.
  • USA, expertise based abroad in UKNicholas J Shaw
    USA, expertise based abroad in UKNicholas J Shaw

    Nicholas J Shaw

    Nicholas Shaw is a well-known expert on all things high-yield and works with clients on a full range of transactions. He is sought out by companies, banks and private equity firms for advice on offerings, acquisitions and restructurings.

Ranked Individuals at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (18)

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    Brian Rosenzweig

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    Joshua Ford Bonnie

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    Joseph H Kaufman

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    Marisa D Stavenas

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    Richard Fenyes

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