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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- 'Very communicative and attentive to the company's needs.'
- 'Richard Fenyes (partner). Communicative, creative business minded problem solver.'
Key clients
- Academy Sports & Outdoors
- Alibaba Group Holding Limited
- Aramark
- Axon Enterprise
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- BC Partners
- BellRing Brands
- The Blackstone Group
- Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc.
- BMO Capital Markets Corp.
- BofA Securities
- Bright Health Group
- Bumble Inc.
- CAVA Group
- The Carlyle Group
- Certara
- Citigroup
- Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
- EQT Corporation
- Gates Industrial Corporation plc
- GFL Environmental
- Goldman, Sachs & Co.
- HyAxiom
- Jefferies
- J.P. Morgan Securities
- KKR
- KKR Financial Holdings
- Laureate Education
- Madison Square Garden Entertainment
- Morgan Stanley & Co.
- Mr. Cooper Group
- Nine Energy
- RBC Capital Markets
- Wells Fargo Securities
Work highlights
- Advised Cava on its $350m IPO.
- Advised Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust on a $4bn investment in BREIT Class I common shares by the Regents of the University of California and a $500m investment in BREIT Class I common shares by the Regents of the University of California.
- Advised the underwriters in Atmus Filtration Technologies’ $316m IPO.
Lawyers
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Leading partners
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Joseph Kaufman
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPRoxane Reardon
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Joshua Ford Bonnie, Roxane Reardon, Kenneth Wallach