Brian M. Steinhardt

Brian M. Steinhardt is Co-Head of Simpson Thacher’s Banking and Credit Practice. He regularly represents leading private equity and infrastructure sponsors and their portfolio companies in connection with a broad range of corporate finance transactions, including bank and bridge loan financings, energy and other infrastructure financings and acquisition financings. Brian also advises companies on a range of corporate finance transactions, including other leveraged and investment grade syndicated bank financings. His clients have included Hellman & Friedman LLC, EQT Partners, Centerbridge Partners, Apax Partners LLP, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., Electronic Arts Inc., Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., Sirius XM Radio and Weight Watchers International. In 2008, Brian represented the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on its approximately $30 billion financing arrangement related to JPMorgan’s acquisition of Bear Stearns, and in 2009 he represented the U.S. Treasury Department concerning certain financing arrangements for the Legacy Securities Public-Private Investment Program.

Brian’s recent finance experience has included the representation of:   

• Hellman & Friedman LLC in connection with the financing of its approximately $1.8 billion acquisition of Applied Systems, Inc.
• Energy Capital Partners, LLC in connection with the financing of its pending acquisition of NESCO, LLC
• King.com in connection with the negotiation of its $150 million senior secured asset based revolving credit facility
• Hellman & Friedman LLC in connection with the financing of its approximately $4.4 billion acquisition of Hub International Limited.
• Apax Partners LLP in connection with the financing of its approximately $1.1 billion acquisition of rue21, Inc.
• Weight Watchers International, Inc. in connection with the negotiation of its $2.65 billion senior secured credit facilities
• Sirius XM Radio Inc. in connection with the negotiation of its $1.25 billion senior secured revolving credit facility
• TPG Capital, L.P. in connection with the financing of its acquisition of FleetPride, Inc.
• Apax Partners LLP in connection with the financing of its approximately C$1.1 billion acquisition of Garda World Security Corporation
• Kronos Incorporated, a portfolio company of Hellman & Friedman LLC, in connection with the negotiation of its $1.965 billion first and second lien senior secured credit facilities
• Eaton Corporation in connection with the financing of its approximately $11.8 billion acquisition of Cooper Industries
• Ellucian L.P., parent company of Datatel, Inc. and a portfolio company of Hellman & Friedman LLC, in connection with the financing of its $1.775 billion acquisition of SunGard Higher Education
• An investor group led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. in connection with the financing of its $7.2 billion acquisition of Samson Investment Company
• CoStar Group, Inc. in connection with the financing of its approximately $860 million merger with Loopnet, Inc.
• Apax Partners LLP in connection with the financing of its C$745 million acquisition of Trader Corporation from Yellow Media Inc.
• Lion Capital LLP in connection with the financing of its $980 million acquisition of Bumble Bee Foods, LLC
• Hellman & Friedman LLC in connection with the financing of its $1.3 billion acquisition of Associated Materials, LLC
• TPG Capital, L.P. in connection with the financing of its $1.3 billion acquisition of American Tire Distributors, Inc.
• Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. and TPG Capital, L.P. in connection with the financing of their $45 billion acquisition of TXU Corp.

According to Chambers USA, “he is praised by market sources for his ‘exceptional’ representation of private equity firms and company borrowers in corporate finance transactions.” He is also recognized by IFLR1000 as a “Highly Regarded Lawyer.”

Brian joined the Firm in 1999. He received his B.A., with great distinction, from McGill University in 1994 and his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School in 1998.