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Simpson Thacher Advises TPG in Acquisition of American Tire Distributors

04.21.10

The Firm is advising TPG Capital in its acquisition of American Tire Distributors Holdings, Inc. in a transaction valued at $1.3 billion. American Tire Distributors, which distributes replacement tires to national retailers and local service stations, is the country’s largest independent tire distributor with 83 distribution centers serving 37 states.

The Simpson Thacher team working on this deal includes: Andrew Smith, Rhett Van Syoc and Aby Castro (M&A); Brian Steinhardt, Julia Kohen and Matt Rogers (Credit); Ed Tolley and Richard Fenyes (Capital Markets); Jen Marsh (Tax); Alvin Brown and Stephanie Mash (Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits); Marcela Robledo (Intellectual Property); Scott Dyer (Labor); Krista McManus, Davis Coen and Eric Berry (Real Estate); Michael Isby and Tim Mulvihill (Environmental); and Michael Naughton and Anne Marie Rosas (Antitrust).