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Simpson Thacher Represents Underwriters in Secondary Offering of ServiceMaster Global Holdings Common Stock

03.09.15
The Firm recently represented the underwriters, led by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, in a secondary offering of 28,750,000 shares of common stock of ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc. (“ServiceMaster”) (including shares sold pursuant to the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares) by funds affiliated with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and other selling stockholders. The offering yielded gross proceeds of approximately $848 million. ServiceMaster’s shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “SERV”.

ServiceMaster is a leading provider of essential residential and commercial services, operating through an extensive service network of more than 7,000 company-owned, franchised and licensed locations. ServiceMaster owns a portfolio of well-recognized brands including Terminix (termite and pest control), American Home Shield (home warranties), ServiceMaster Restore (disaster restoration), ServiceMaster Clean (janitorial), Merry Maids (residential cleaning), Furniture Medic (furniture repair) and AmeriSpec (home inspections).

The Simpson Thacher team included John Ericson, Katerina Kousoula, Wabi Jain and Jessica Asrat (Capital Markets); Joseph Tootle (Tax); Samantha Himelman (Intellectual Property); Stephen DeLott (Insurance); Aimee Adler, Joo Hyun Lee (Employee Benefits); Mike Isby (Environmental); and Jennie Getsin (FINRA/Blue Sky).