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Simpson Thacher Profiled in Reuters for Dealmaking Success
06.01.22
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The Firm was featured in an article in Reuters titled, “Simpson Thacher lawyers dominate mega deal wave.” The profile highlighted how the Firm has worked on the three biggest mergers and acquisitions announced so far in 2022, including advising Microsoft in its announced $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard; Silver Lake, the second largest shareholder of VMware, in connection with the announced $61 billion acquisition of VMware by Broadcom; and the Board of Directors of Twitter in connection with the announced $44 billion acquisition of the company by Elon Musk.
Speaking to the Firm’s dealmaking prominence, Partner Alan Klein said, “This is obviously incredibly fortuitous and impressive to have been involved with three deals north of $40 billion, two of them over $60 billion, in the first five months of the year. To have those deals in the course of any one full year would be extraordinary.” When discussing the Firm’s commitment to its client relationships, Anthony Vernace explained, “Each of these three transactions represents the culmination of the kind of broad base experience and client relationship strength we've cultivated and nurtured over a long period of time.”
Partner Atif Azher was also highlighted in the article for his role advising Silver Lake in connection with the acquisition of VMWare by Broadcom.
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