Simpson Thacher Represents Apax Partners in Acquisition of HIT Entertainment Plc
06.28.05
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Simpson Thacher acted for Apax Partners in connection with its recently completed £475 million acquisition of HIT Entertainment Plc. HIT Entertainment is a leading pre-school entertainment company producing children's television, including Barney, Thomas the Tank Engine and Bob the Builder. The firm advised on both the U.S. and English law aspects of the financing for this transaction as well as U.S. M&A aspects. The Simpson Thacher team included Jay Ptashek, Stephen Short, Gautam Narasimhan, Mariya Vinnik and Alexandra Laptook (Bank Financing), Ryerson Symons, Miriam Thomas and Andra Behrouz (Corporate), Meredith Jones and former associate Jeffrey Mensch (Tax) and Daniel Frommer and former associate Mariya Treisman (Intellectual Property).