The Firm is representing Openlink Financial LLC and Hellman & Friedman in the proposed sale of Openlink to ION Investment Group. The transaction is subject to customary approvals.
Openlink provides trading and risk management solutions for the world's most sophisticated commodity, energy, corporate and financial services organizations.
ION provides trading and workflow automation software solutions to financial institutions, central banks, governments and corporations.
The Simpson Thacher team includes Atif Azher, Rich Capelouto, Mark Myott, Andy Roy, Mike Deitch and Kira Mandella (M&A – Palo Alto); Clare Gaskell and Charles Leeming (M&A – London); Brian Steinhardt (Credit); David Rubinsky, Alisa Tschorke and Jason Fixelle (ECEB); Marcela Robledo and Amber Harezlak (Intellectual Property); Sophie Staples (Tax); and Peter Thomas, Kelly Karapetyan, Ellen Frye, William Kearney, Jonathan Porter and Vetan Kapoor (Antitrust).