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Simpson Thacher Represents J.P. Morgan as Financial Advisor to Kendle International in Sale to INC Research

05.05.11

Simpson Thacher is representing J.P. Morgan Securities as financial advisor to Kendle International Inc. in its sale to INC Research, LLC. The all-cash transaction has an equity value of approximately $232 million and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2011.

Kendle is a Nasdaq-traded leading global clinical research organization providing the full range of early- to late-stage clinical development services for the world’s biopharmaceutical industry. INC Research is a therapeutically focused global contract research organization privately held by Avista Capital Partners and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.

The Simpson Thacher team includes Brian Stadler, Chris Brown and Jeremy Saks.