Jay M. Ptashek, P.C.

Form Technologies, Inc., a leading global group of precision component manufacturers, in a $1.2 billion comprehensive recapitalization and debt exchange transaction that eliminated approximately $240 million of total funded debt, including full repayment of Form Technologies’ second lien term loan, partial repayment of the first lien term loan, and an amendment and 3.5-year maturity extension of the $733 million the company’s first lien revolver and term loan debt. The transaction was funded through the proceeds of a $300 million new money preferred equity investment from its existing equity holders and certain of its lenders.

United Airlines on the financing for their $5 billion funding from the U.S. Treasury under the CARES Act Payroll Support Program;

Partners Group on the financing for their acquisition of EyeCare Partners; 

Marriott Vacations Worldwide on the financing for their acquisition of ILG, Inc.;

Cerberus on the financing for their acquisition of SubCom, Inc.;

Pamplona on the financing for their acquisition of Parexel, Inc.;

Apax Funds on the financing for their acquisition of ThoughtWorks, Inc.;

Blackstone on the financing for their $4.8 billion acquisition of Aon plc's technology-enabled benefits and HR platform;

Advent International on the financing for their acquisition of CCC Information Services Inc.;

Partners Group on the financing for their pending acquisition of EyeCare Partners

Blackstone on the financing for their acquisition of TeamHealth;

Cinven on the financing for their acquisition of BioClinica, Inc.;

Advent International on the financing for their acquisition of Fort Dearborn Company;

Advent International on the financing for their investment in inVentiv Health, Inc.;

3G Capital and H.J. Heinz Company on the financing for the merger of Heinz with Kraft Foods Group, Inc.;

Apax Partners on the financing for their acquisition of FullBeauty;

Apax Partners on the financing for their acquisition of Quality Distribution;

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan on the financing for their acquisition of Infiltrator Water Technologies LLC;

Restaurant Brands International on the financings for their acquisition of Tim Hortons Inc. and Popeye’s, Inc.;

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan on the financing for their acquisition of Bridon Limited;

Travelport on their 2014 refinancing facilities;

The Blackstone Group and Vine Oil & Gas LP on the financing for their acquisition of the Haynesville assets of SWEPI LP and Shell Gulf of Mexico Inc., affiliates of Royal Dutch Shell plc;

The Blackstone Group on the financing for their acquisition of Ipreo Holdings;

Apax Partners on the financing for their acquisitions of One Call Care Management and Align Networks;

Thomas H. Lee Partners on the financing for their acquisition of Phillips Pet Food and Supplies;

Apax Partners on the financing for their acquisition of Global Logic; and

A consortium led by 3G Capital on the financing for its acquisition of Heinz.

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
2001–2009

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
1992–2001