Simpson Thacher represented BrightView Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BV) (“BrightView”) in connection with the purchase of $500 Million in newly-issued shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock by affiliates of One Rock Capital Partners, LLC (“One Rock”). BrightView will use 90% of the proceeds from the issuance to pay down its existing debt.
BrightView is the nation’s largest commercial landscaper, providing services to premier properties across the United States, including business parks and corporate offices, homeowners' associations, healthcare facilities, educational institutions, retail centers, resorts and theme parks, municipalities, golf courses, and sports venues.
One Rock is a value-oriented, operationally focused private equity firm.
The Simpson Thacher team included Ravi Purushotham, Johanna Mayer, Aseda Ghartey-Tagoe and John (Jack) Larkin (M&A); Joe Kaufman and Pia Figuerola (Capital Markets); Robert Hayes (Public Company Advisory Practice); Sophie Staples (Tax); Tristan Brown, Alisa Tschorke and Charles Pfeifer (ECEB); Michael Vernace and Jule Walsh (Credit); Jonathan Lindabury and Jakarri Hamlin (Derivatives); and Peter Guryan, Richard J. Jamgochian and Kelly Karapetyan (Antitrust).