Simpson Thacher is representing Silver Lake in its acquisition of Facile.it from EQT and Oakley Capital.
Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Milan, Italy, Facile.it is the leading Italian online price comparison platform, helping more than 4 million customers every month to compare prices on key areas of their household spending, providing access to a wide product offering including motor insurance, gas & power, broadband, mortgages, consumer loans and a new car sales marketplace platform.
The Simpson Thacher team includes James R. Howe, Chris Vallance, Sean Macdonald and Jason Yue (Corporate); Shahpur Kabraji and Harry Briffitt (Credit); and Étienne Renaudeau (Antitrust).