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The firm represented Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. in its signing of a definitive agreement with Veronis Suhler Stevenson whereby an affiliate of KKR will acquire Ipreo Holdings LLC. The transaction was announced May 23, 2011. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Ipreo is a leading provider of market intelligence, deal execution platforms, and investor communication tools to investment banks and corporations around the world. Ipreo is privately held, with a significant portion of the company owned by management and employees. Ipreo clients include the world’s leading investment banks, and hundreds of Fortune 1000 & FTSE 100 corporations.

The Simpson Thacher team working on this deal includes: Gary Horowitz, Jason Breen, Andrea Sung and Shih-Chi Pan (M&A); James Cross, Daniel Kay and Michael Vernace (Credit); Steven Todrys, Noah Beck and Christian Miller (Tax); Alvin Brown and David Schneider (Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits); Lori Lesser and Marcela Robledo (Intellectual Property); and Michael Naughton (Antitrust).  Paralegals Alexander Schned, Laura Maio and Yvonne Colebank provided invaluable assistance.