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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Offices

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
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NEW YORK, NY 10017-3954
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Mr Joseph Kaufman

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+1-212-455-2948 jkaufman@stblaw.com

Work Department

Corporate/Capital Markets

Position

Corporate Partner advising clients on public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, corporate governance, business combinations and general corporate and securities law matters. Represented each of Academy Sports, Aramark, Avantor, Dollar General, First Data, HCA, KKR, Masonite, National Vision and Nielsen in connection with their respective U.S. IPO’s and numerous debt financings.

Career

Joined the Firm in 1994; became Partner in 2002.

Education

The University of Chicago Law School (J.D., with honors, 1994); University of Canterbury (B.A., with honors in Economics, 1990); Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1989).

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United States > Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings

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Joseph Kaufman – Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has rich pedigree in issuer-side engagements, along with a formidable record in underwriter mandates. It has worked on some of the largest IPOs and direct listings of recent years, while maintaining an active practice in other equity offerings. Among a number of headline deals in 2023, it advised CAVA Group on it $340m IPO and represented the underwriters in Atmus Filtration Technologies’ $316m IPO. Along with major public companies and investment banks, the firm has close connections to top private equity firms and their portfolio businesses. Joshua Ford Bonnie and Joseph Kaufman have outstanding reputations in the equity offerings field, with Kenneth Wallach, Roxane Reardon, Ryan Bekkerus, Hui Lin, Richard Fenyes and Jonathan Ozner also being prominent in this area. All are based in New York.

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