Simpson Thacher Represents Visant Corporation in Strategic Venture with Ileos Group S.A.S.
08.01.14
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The Firm represented Visant Corporation, a portfolio company of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. and DLJ Merchant Banking Partners III, L.P., in entering into an agreement with an affiliate of Ileos Group S.A.S, which is owned by funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., to combine their respective wholly owned subsidiaries, Arcade Marketing and Bioplan, in a new strategic venture. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory review and is expected to close by the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2014.
The Simpson Thacher team working on the transaction includes: Marni Lerner, Leah Shen, Elizabeth Muscarella and Benjamin Smith (M&A); Seojung Park and Taylor Alexander (Tax); David Rubinsky and Jeannine McSweeney (ECEB); James D. Cross and James Doyle (Credit); Rise B. Norman and Xavier Kowalski (Capital Markets); Lori Lesser and Jodie Sopher Pimentel (Intellectual Property); and Mardi R. Merjian (Real Estate).