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Simpson Thacher Represented J.P.Morgan Overseas Capital Corporation, GPU and CoInvest in Sale of Shares in EMDERSA to AEI Utilities

10.02.09

The Firm represented J.P. Morgan Overseas Capital Corporation, GPU Argentina Holdings, Inc. and CoInvest Argentina S.A. in connection with a sale of all of their shares of capital stock in Argentine electricity distributor, Empresa Distribuidora Eléctrica Regional S.A. (EMDERSA), to AEI Utilities, S.L., a wholly-owned subsidiary of AEI (formerly Ashmore Energy International). The consideration consisted of cash, non-exchangeable promissory notes and promissory notes exchangeable for shares of AEI. EMDERSA is a public company with securities listed for trading on the Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires.

The Simpson Thacher transaction team included Jaime Mercado, Richard Kim and Felipe Boisset (Corporate).

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