Simpson Thacher Wins Equity Deal of the Year and Private Equity Deal of the Year at the Asia Legal Awards 2015
03.05.15
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Simpson Thacher won Deal of the Year in the categories of Securities: Equity and M&A: Private Equity at
The Asian Lawyer’s second annual Asia Legal Awards. The Firm’s representation of Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) in connection with its US$25 billion initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, was awarded Securities Deal of the Year: Equity. The Alibaba IPO was the largest IPO ever conducted and represented the largest market-cap company at the time of IPO ever. For more information about the transaction, please
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The Firm was also awarded M&A Deal of the Year: Private Equity for its representation of KKR in connection with its acquisition of Goodpack Limited, a Singapore-based company and the world's largest provider of multi-modal, reusable metal box systems known as intermediate bulk containers. KKR's buyout of Goodpack Ltd. is Singapore’s biggest private equity transaction to date, valuing Goodpack at approximately US$1.03 billion. The transaction was also the first leveraged buyout deal by a global private equity sponsor in Singapore since the global financial crisis and KKR’s biggest investment in Southeast Asia. For more information about the transaction, please
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