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Simpson Thacher Represents KKR Financial Corp. in $900 Million IPO

07.05.05

Simpson Thacher represented KKR Financial Corp. in connection with its $900 million initial public offering of common stock, which closed on June 29, 2005. KKR Financial is a diversified specialty finance company that invests across multiple asset classes, including residential mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities, corporate loans and debt securities, commercial real estate loans and debt securities, and asset-backed securities. KKR Financial is managed by an affiliate of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.

The Simpson Thacher team who worked on the offering included David Sorkin, Joe Kaufman, Andrew Sossen and David Wagner (Corporate); Alvin Brown and Jeanne Annarumma (Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits); Steve Todrys (Tax) and summer associate Mark Bussey.