The Firm represented Barclays Capital Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as book-running managers in connection with a public offering by Amphenol Corporation of $750 million of 2.55% Notes due 2019. The offering closed on January 30, 2014.
Amphenol Corporation is one of the world’s largest designers, manufacturers and marketers of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors, interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor-based products and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable. Amphenol products are designed and manufactured in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa and sold by a global sales force and network of electronic distributors. The primary end markets for Amphenol’s products are information technology and data communications, mobile devices, industrial, military, automotive, mobile networks, broadband communications and commercial aerospace.
The Simpson Thacher team included Andrew Keller, Sung Bum Cho, Siobhan Lam and Chan-young Yang (Capital Markets); Jennie Getsin (FINRA and Blue Sky); Michael Isby (Environmental); Jonathan Cantor and Vanessa Grieve (Tax). Julie Levy and Andrew Pagliughi also provided invaluable assistance.