Simpson Thacher is representing The Columbia House Company, a private company whose investors include Blackstone, in its sale to Bertelsmann. Completion of the transaction, which was announced on May 10, 2005, is subject to certain government approvals and other customary conditions.
The Simpson Thacher team includes Wilson Neely, David Butow and Esther Kim (M&A), Brian Robbins, Larry Moss and Frances Adkins (Employee Benefits), Lori Lesser, Robyn Rahbar and Mark Solomon (Intellectual Property), Gary Mandel and Hallie Grainer (Tax), Joe Tringali, Olivier Antoine and Bob Palme (Antitrust), Alison Ando (Real Estate) and Mike Isby (Environmental).