Simpson Thacher Represents BakerCorp in its Announced Sale to Permira Advisers for $960 Million
04.14.11
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The Firm is representing BakerCorp and its largest stockholder, affiliates of Lightyear Capital LLC, in its announced sale to affiliated funds of Permira Advisers in a transaction valued at $960 million. Baker is a market leader in the liquid and solid containment equipment rental and leasing services space through its national network of 100 locations serving all 50 states, with an additional seven international locations throughout Europe, Canada and Mexico.
The Firm previously represented Lightyear in its 2005 acquisition of BakerCorp.
The Simpson Thacher team working on this transaction includes: Caroline Gottschalk, S.J. Gagliardi, Jim Thompson, Matt Rogers and Diona Park (M&A); Marissa Wesely, Vanessa Bressler and Hayley Urkevich (Credit); Michael Nathan (Capital Markets); Gary Mandel and Jonathan Goldstein (Tax); Paula Han (Employee Compensation and Benefits); Adeeb Fadil (Environmental); Joe McLaughlin and Elisa Alcabes (Litigation); Joe Tringali (Antitrust); Lori Lesser and Marcela Robledo (Intellectual Property); Joyce Xu, Alina Casner and Solomon Bashi (Derivatives); and Scott Dyer (Labor). Atif Azher provided invaluable assistance with the equity financing documentation.