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Simpson Thacher Represents Odontoprev S.A. in Initial Equity Offering

01.12.07

Simpson Thacher recently represented Odontoprev S.A. and several selling shareholders in an initial offering of common shares that closed on December 5, 2006. The transaction raised the U.S. dollar equivalent of approximately US$220 million in proceeds in a combined primary and secondary offering. The common shares were offered to the public in Brazil, with selling efforts to qualified institutional buyers in the United States under Rule 144A and to non-U.S. persons in Europe under Regulation S. Odontoprev S.A. is the largest dental services provider in Brazil.

The Simpson Thacher team for the transaction consisted of Jaime Mercado, Christopher Frigon, Adriana Kertzer, Carlos Amy and Fionna Tsu (corporate), and Jonathan Cantor and Peter Rosen (tax).