Thomson Reuters and Refinitiv Management Complete US$1 Billion Placing of Shares in London Stock Exchange Group
04.22.21
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Simpson Thacher represented entities owned indirectly by a consortium of certain investment funds affiliated with The Blackstone Group Inc., an affiliate of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, an affiliate of GIC Special Investments Pte. Ltd., Thomson Reuters, certain members of Refinitiv management and certain other co-investors, as selling shareholders, in connection with the approximate US$1 billion accelerated bookbuilt offering of shares in London Stock Exchange Group plc (“LSEG”). The placing shares sold were beneficially held by Thomson Reuters and certain members of Refinitiv management. The placing followed the completion of the US$27 billion acquisition of Refinitiv by LSEG in January 2021.
The Simpson Thacher team for the transaction included Ben Spiers, Deborah Harris, Vishaal Patel and Laura Harris (Corporate – London); Gil Strauss and J. John Lim (Capital Markets – London); Yash Rupal (Tax – London); Elizabeth Cooper, William Allen, Erica Sims and Katie McMahon (Corporate – New York); Sophie Staples, Andrew Purcell and Morgan Otway (Tax – New York); and Gregory Grogan, Caitlin Fitzgerald and Allison Sweeney (Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits – New York).