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Simpson Thacher Represents Underwriters in Offering of Senior Notes by iStar Financial Inc.

06.13.14

Simpson Thacher represented the underwriters Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Barclays Capital Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC in the recent public offering of $550 million aggregate principal amount of 4.00% Senior Notes Due 2017 and $770 million aggregate principal amount of 5.00% Senior Notes Due 2019 issued by iStar Financial Inc.
 
iStar is a fully-integrated finance and investment company focused on the commercial real estate industry. The company provides custom-tailored investment capital to high-end private and corporate owners of real estate and invests directly across a range of real estate sectors. iStar is taxed as a real estate investment trust, or “REIT,” for U.S. federal income tax purposes and has invested more than $35 billion over the past two decades. The company’s primary business segments are real estate finance, net leasing, operating properties and land.

The Simpson Thacher team included John Lobrano, Patrick Baron, Brian Park and summer associate Ariana Watson (Capital Markets); Jonathan Cantor and Devin Heckman (Tax); and Andrew Pagliughi (FINRA and Blue Sky).