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Firm Represents J.C. Flowers & Co.-Advised Consortium in its Acquisition of 26.58% of HSH Nordbank AG for €1.25 Billion

11.07.06

Simpson Thacher recently represented an investor consortium advised by J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC ("JCF") in its acquisition of 26.58% of HSH Nordbank AG ("HSH") for €1.25 billion. This transaction was noteworthy in that it is the first private sector investment into a Landesbank, or state-owned wholesale bank, in Germany. The equity capital for the acquisition was funded by alternative investment vehicles of J.C. Flowers II L.P. ("JCF II"), a private equity fund with a $7 billion target that ST&B is representing in connection with its formation, and by limited partners of JCF II in the form of co-investment.

The Simpson Thacher team includes Tom Bell, Barrie Covit, Catherine Kidd, Mark Egnal and Edward Shen (private funds), John Walker (bank regulatory), Marissa Wesely (credit), John Creed and Noah Beck (tax) and Jamin Koslowe (ERISA).