Simpson Thacher recently represented BrightView Holdings, Inc. (“BrightView”) and an affiliate of KKR & Co. in connection with a secondary offering of common stock by a selling shareholder affiliated with KKR & Co. that raised $227.5 million in gross proceeds.
KKR Capital Markets LLC, Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC, CJS Securities, Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Loop Capital Markets LLC acted as representatives of the underwriters of the offering.
BrightView is the largest provider of commercial landscaping services in the United States. Through its team of approximately 21,000 employees, BrightView provides services ranging from landscape maintenance and enhancements to tree care and landscape development to a broad range of end market verticals, 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, Ben Pittenger, Sophie Kim and Jacqueline Lin (Capital Markets); Tristan Brown (Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits); Jonathan Cantor and Sean Largey (Tax); and Jennie Getsin (FINRA).