News & Events Firm and Individual Honors Go Back Simpson Thacher Earns Overall “Global M&A Deal of the Year” Award and Four Other Global Legal Awards from The American Lawyer 09.27.17 This is only gets display when printing Simpson Thacher earned the overall “Global M&A Deal of the Year” grand prize from The American Lawyer for its representation of ChemChina in its $43 billion acquisition of Syngenta at the publication’s annual Global Legal Awards event, in addition to earning four other “Global Deal of the Year” awards. The ChemChina/Syngenta deal was also named “Global M&A Deal of the Year: China.” Additionally, the Firm was recognized for “Global M&A Deal of the Year: Ireland” for its representation of Tyco in its $20 billion merger with Johnson Controls. In addition, Simpson Thacher was honored in the “Global M&A Deal of the Year: Canada” category for representing ITC in its $11.3 billion acquisition by Fortis. Further, the Firm was recognized in the “Global Finance Deal of the Year: Acquisition Finance” category for advising Blackstone in the sale of a 25% equity interest in Hilton to HNA Group for $6.5 billion. For the Firm’s role in the grand-prize-winning ChemChina/Syngenta deal, which was led by Alan Klein and Shaolin Luo, Simpson Thacher was featured in a September 26, 2017 story in The American Lawyer. To read the story, please click here (subscription required). Team and Contacts Alan Klein Partner [email protected] +1-212-455-3188 Related Insights 01.16.25 | Firm and Individual Honors Simpson Thacher Again Recognized as Leading Law Firm by Chambers Greater China Region 2025 12.16.24 | Publications New Regulatory Regime to Strictly Restrict Access to U.S. Sensitive Personal Data from China and Other Countries of Concern 12.16.24 | Firm and Individual Honors Simpson Thacher Again Recognized as Leading Law Firm by Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025 Related Services Related Practice Areas Corporate Corporate – M&A