Simpson Thacher is representing The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. in its sale of the Company to an investment group consisting of Texas Pacific Group and Warburg Pincus. The investment group will acquire all of the outstanding shares of the Company for $100.00 per share, representing an equity transaction value of approximately $5.1 billion. Neiman Marcus is one of the world's leading luxury retailers, whose operations include the Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman stores, print catalog and online retail operations and majority interests in Kate Spade LLC and Gurwitch Products, L.L.C., which produces the Laura Mercier line of cosmetics.
The Simpson Thacher team includes John Finley, Eric Swedenburg and Tony King (M&A), Marissa Wesely and Patrick Ryan (Credit), David Eisenberg (Finance), Greg Ressa and Caylin DeBlasio (Real Estate), Steve Todrys and Kurt Dudas (Tax), Ken Edgar, Brian Robbins and Susan Kaufman (Benefits), Adeeb Fadil (Environmental), Lori Lesser (IP) and Steve DeLott (Insurance).