Simpson Thacher recently represented Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, Merrill Lynch International and Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited as joint lead managers in connection with a primary offering of 4,000,000 newly issued shares of common stock, a secondary offering of 481,800 shares of common stock by DCM VI, L.P. and A-Fund, L.P. as selling shareholders, and an over-allotment option of an additional 600,000 shares of freee K.K. The offering raised ¥34,991 million in gross proceeds.
freee K.K. is a leading pioneer of cloud-native, integrated accounting, payroll and other related software solutions for small- and mid-sized businesses in Japan.
The Simpson Thacher team included Alan Cannon, David Snowden and Xochitl Romo (Capital Markets); Jon Cantor and Scott Grundei (Tax); and Jennifer Neilsson (Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits).