The Firm represented SONDA S.A. in connection with its initial offering of 200,000,000 shares of its common stock, listed on the Santiago Stock Exchange, for an aggregate price to the public of $213,000,000. The offering, which closed on November 7, 2006, was to the public in Chile and pursuant to Rule 144A in the United States.
SONDA provides IT services, software and hardware to businesses throughout the world. It is the largest technology solutions provider in Latin America and one of Chile's leading companies.
The Simpson Thacher team for the transaction included Todd Crider, Ben Wolf and Jose Antonio Gaspar, with valuable assistance from paralegal Sabrina Silver, and, as to tax matters, Diane Gipstein.