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The firm is representing New Mountain Capital in connection with its acquisition of Medical Specialties Distributors, LLC (“MSD”) from Water Street Healthcare Partners and other shareholders.  The acquisition closed on December 2, 2013.  The terms of the acquisition were not publicly disclosed.  

MSD is a leading distributor and solutions provider to the growing alternate-site home infusion therapy market, offering a complete line of medical products, high quality biomedical services and innovative technology solutions.  MSD services more than 4,000 alternate-site healthcare providers across the United States and Canada.

The Simpson Thacher team includes Peter Gordon, Ariel Oxman, Chinh Vo and Jennifer Gaudette (M&A); Daniel Brown and Matthew Stichinsky (Credit); Lori Lesser and Alexander Key (Intellectual Property); Gregory Grogan, Alina Finkelshteyn and Scott Mathias (Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits); John Creed and Chang Won Choi (Tax); and Michael Naughton (Antitrust).