Simpson Thacher represented JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent and lender under a pre-petition ABL facility in connection with the bankruptcy cases of Party City Holdco and its affiliated debtors and as administrative agent and lead arranger of Party City’s exit ABL facility.
Sunny Singh joined Simpson Thacher & Bartlett’s New York office as a partner in the restructuring practice to lead the firm’s U.S. company-side restructuring team.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has named Stephen M. Cutler as head of the firm’s Government and Internal Investigations Practice.
Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan committed to providing bridge financing to support 21st Century Fox’s £15.325 billion ($20.18 billion) bid to purchase UK-based media company, Sky. Law firm Simpson Thacher is representing 21st Century in its bidding war with Comcast.
BOK Financial and CoBiz Financial signed a merger agreement under which CoBiz will merge with BOK Financial in transaction valued at $1 billion.
JPMorgan Chase acted as administrative agent on the refinancing and maturity date extension of Realogy’s senior secured credit facilities. Simpson Thacher represented the bank on transaction.
Formula One Group refinanced its $3.3 billion term loan under its senior secured credit facilities. JPMorgan Chase Bank acted as lead arranger on the transaction, while JPMorgan Europe served as facility agent.
Keith Noreika rejoined Simpson Thacher & Bartlett as a partner in their financial institutions practice after a stint as acting comptroller at the OCC.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett elected 11 attorneys as partners of the firm effective January 1, 2018.
Wells Fargo served as administrative agent for a $250 million revolving credit facility for Eagle Ridge Energy II.