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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP remains at the forefront of the DCM field with a proven record in both issuer and underwriter representation. It has a broad mix of investment grade, high-yield, structured finance and mezzanine finance engagements. The firm routinely appears towards the top of the league tables for investment grade and high-yield debt offerings, both for issuers and underwriters. It has a fine reputation for representing first time issuers and has an exceptional blue-chip corporate client base, along with private equity houses and their portfolio companies. In 2023, it advised the underwriters on multiple debt offerings by Pfizer, totalling $31bn. Roxane Reardon is at the forefront of big-ticket transactions, leading many of the firm’s headline deals. Kenneth Wallach is another leading figure, along with Ryan Bekkerus, Hui Lin and Jonathan Ozner. Arthur Robinson is a seasoned and outstanding practitioner. Jessica Asrat and Lia Toback were promoted to the partnership in 2023. All named individuals are based in New York.

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  • 'Simpson Thacher provides a multi-disciplinary team approach meaning that the various departments communicate and plan such that each group is up to date on company issues.'
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Key clients

  • Aramark
  • Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  • The Blackstone Group
  • BofA Securities
  • CBRE
  • Cigna Corporation
  • Citigroup
  • Cooper-Standard Automotive
  • Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
  • DataBank
  • Dell Inc.
  • Dollar General
  • EQT Corporation
  • Garda World Security Corporation
  • GFL Environmental
  • Goldman, Sachs & Co.
  • Heartland Dental
  • Hovnanian Enterprises
  • Hub International
  • Ingersoll-Rand plc
  • ITC Holdings
  • Jefferies
  • Johnson Controls
  • J.P. Morgan Securities
  • KKR
  • KKR Financial Holdings
  • KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.
  • L3Harris Technologies
  • Mars
  • Michigan Electric Transmission Company
  • Morgan Stanley & Co.
  • Pfizer
  • RBC Capital Markets
  • Silver Lake
  • The Travelers Companies, Inc.
  • UnitedHealth Group
  • Walmart
  • Wells Fargo Securities

Work highlights

  • Advised the underwriters on a registered offering of $31bn in notes by Pfizer.
  • Represented the underwriters in connection with debt offerings totalling over $11bn by CVS Health.
  • Advised L3Harris Technologies in its SEC registered offering of $3.25bn of notes.

Lawyers

Hall of Fame

The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.

Arthur Robinson

Arthur Robinson

Hall of fameSimpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Partner representing clients in initial public offerings, high yield issuances, restructurings and corporate governance issues. Transactions include IPOs of Sotera Health, CommScope, Duck Creek, Paycor, ADT, U.S. Xpress, Anywhere Real Estate, InnovAge, Bioventus, Nuvalent, Press Ganey and Frequency Therapeutics; offerings to finance the acquisitions of NBC Universal, Cablevision, Burger King and Anywhere Real Estate; financing transactions in Olin’s acquisition of Dow Chemical’s Chlor-Alkali business; Reverse Morris Trust transaction to spin-off and combine WarnerMedia with Discovery, Inc.; offerings for Carnival, U.S. Steel, Sprint, Endo Pharmaceuticals, Del Monte, Zai Labs, Bombardier Recreation, Apache, Northrop Grumman, Venator, Gartner, Wolverine, Block (formerly Square), Cimpress and PTC; and offerings to finance Mirant Corporation's and LatAm Airlines’ emergences from bankruptcy.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Joshua Ford Bonnie, Roxane Reardon, Kenneth Wallach

Other key lawyers

Ryan Bekkerus, Hui Lin, Jonathan Ozner, Arthur Robinson, Jessica Asrat, Lia Toback