Simpson Thacher Represents Underwriters in Offering of US$900 Million 1.25% Convertible Senior Notes by Weibo Corporation
11.01.17
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Simpson Thacher recently represented the underwriters, led by Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, in connection with the offering by Weibo Corporation (“Weibo”) of US$900 million principal amount of 1.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2022 (the “Notes”). The offering was made pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S, which included the exercise in full of the option to purchase an additional US$100 million principal amount of the Notes granted by Weibo.
Weibo (NASDAQ: WB) is a leading social media platform for people to create, share and discover Chinese-language content.
The Simpson Thacher team for the offering included Chris Lin, Howie Farn, David Lee and Brian Mathes (Corporate); Jonathan Cantor and Pierce Pandolph (Tax); and Andrew Pagliughi (Bluesky).