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Simpson Thacher said it advised Apax on an agreement to acquire Warburg Pincus’s stake in Dutch telecommunications company Odido. The firm said the transaction remains subject to regulatory approvals and employee consultation, and follows the investors’ joint acquisition of the business from Deutsche Telekom and Tele2 in 2022.
Simpson Thacher said partner Ken Burdon will moderate a Boston Bar Association fireside chat with Brian Daly, director of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management. The firm said the October 19 program in Boston is scheduled for 1 p.m. and will address investment management regulation.
Simpson Thacher said partner Ken Burdon will speak at the Financial Times Future of Asset Management conference in Boston on October 20. The firm said his 11:30 a.m. panel, Private Markets at an Inflection Point, will examine investment structures and issues associated with private-market access.
Simpson Thacher said litigation co-chair Lynn Neuner spoke at a Practising Law Institute trial program in New York on October 15. The firm said her panel addressed choosing a jury and formed part of a program featuring state and federal judges and trial lawyers.
Simpson Thacher said sustainability and ESG partner Matt Feehily was quoted by FT Ignites about reporting demands on private markets managers. The firm’s account said he discussed institutional investors’ requests for environmental, social and governance data and contractual reporting commitments that may continue despite potential changes to the SFDR framework.
Simpson Thacher said it is advising a KKR affiliate on a majority investment in Cisternina Logistics, a bulk liquid and gas storage and logistics business in India. The firm said the investment will support Cisternina’s proposed purchase of Ganesh Benzoplast’s liquid storage terminal and rail business and further expansion in India.
Kirkland & Ellis announced that Fern Han had joined its Debt Finance Practice Group as a partner, focusing on project, energy and infrastructure finance. The firm said she moved from Simpson Thacher, where she was a partner, and identified Houston as her office in the announcement’s professional listing.