Simpson Thacher recently represented BrightView Holdings, Inc. (“BrightView”) and an affiliate of KKR & Co. in connection with a secondary offering of common stock by certain selling shareholders that raised $134 million in gross proceeds.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC acted as the sole underwriter of the offering.
BrightView is the largest provider of commercial landscaping services in the United States. Through its team of approximately 21,500 employees, BrightView provides services ranging from landscape maintenance and enhancements to tree care and landscape development for thousands of customers’ properties, including corporate and commercial properties, HOAs, public parks, hotels and resorts, hospitals and other healthcare facilities, educational institutions, restaurants and retail, and golf courses, among others.
The Simpson Thacher team included Joe Kaufman, Brian Rosenzweig, Ben Massey, Pinto Adhola and Xochitl Romo (Capital Markets); James Rapp and Shari Ness (Public Company Advisory Practice); Tristan Brown (Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits); Jonathan Cantor and Brian Mendick (Tax); Jennie Getsin (FINRA); and Michael Isby (Environmental). Kara Reed also provided valuable assistance.