Étienne Renaudeau

Simpson Thacher advised Bruin Capital and Quadrant Private Equity portfolio company TGI Sport on its acquisition of Supponor, the leading live media virtual advertising specialist, with proprietary technologies and software that deliver virtual ads across thousands of live sports broadcasts worldwide.~~Supponor has been the market leader in the virtual advertising industry for the past decade, proven in live broadcast environments in thousands of sports events worldwide. Supponor’s virtual advertising solutions have been trusted by rights holders at top-tier events in sports and leagues across football, hockey, motorsport, basketball, rugby, and a host of other sports.~~The Simpson Thacher team included James R. Howe, Chris Vallance, James Evelegh, Alex Ward, Andrew Mon, Oliver Heighton and Edward Wilson (Corporate); Shahpur K Kabraji, Hannah Ho and Rachel Roberts (Credit); Étienne Renaudeau and Henry Llewellyn (Antitrust); and Sarah Lindley, Oliver Rosshandler and Tim Wells (Tax).

Jul 30

1 min

Simpson Thacher is representing Technology Crossover Ventures (“TCV”) in connection with the acquisition by a consortium comprised of Denis Ladegaillerie, EQT and TCV of a block of 71.92% of the share capital of Believe to be followed by a tender offer to acquire 100% of the share capital of Believe, valuing the company at €1.52 billion.~~Headquartered in Paris, France, Believe is a global independent music company. Believe was co-founded by Denis Ladegaillerie in 2005 with a mission to partner with local artists and labels, supporting them in their creative journeys and to grow their audiences at each stage of their career and development. Today, Believe provides more than 1.3 million independent artists with marketing, artist development, production, publishing, branding, live and financing solutions in more than 50 countries around the world across more than 150 digital streaming providers, including Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music, and Amazon.~~The Simpson Thacher team includes Geoffrey Bailhache, Ciaran Cronin and Rhona Luithle (M&A); Nicholas Shaw (Capital Markets); Étienne Renaudeau, Henry Llewellyn and Kelly Karapetyan (Antitrust); and Robert Guo, Amanda Miller and Stephanie Lee (Funds).

Feb 16

1 min

The Firm is representing Blackstone in connection with its announced tender offer and subsequent related transactions to take Infocom Corporation (“Infocom”) private. Infocom, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a leading provider of digital comics in Japan and its IT services business provides services to hospitals and other general corporations. Infocom’s Mecha Comic is one of Japan’s top providers of online comics and the market leader for Japanese women 30 years old and above.~~Blackstone commenced the tender offer on June 19, 2024.~~The Simpson Thacher team includes: Anthony King, Sonya Ho and Tiffany Shih (M&A); Étienne Renaudeau and Pauline Patat (Antitrust); Shahpur Kabraji, Andrew Bechtel, Alvin Kwong and Chenyu Cui (Finance); Meredith Jones and Jenna Al-Malawi (Tax); and Steven Klar, Peter Thomas, Richard Zhang and Jean-Baptiste Rioual (Funds).

Jun 25

1 min

Simpson Thacher is representing Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (“KKR”) in connection with the proposed acquisition of approximately 1,100 wireless communications towers in Colombia from Tigo Colombia, a subsidiary of Millicom. As part of the transaction, Tigo Colombia and KKR have entered into a long-term agreement whereby KKR will lease wireless communications towers to Tigo Colombia to support its wireless networks.~~KKR is making this investment through its KKR Global Infrastructure Investors IV fund, supported by NEXO LatAm, a digital infrastructure platform supporting the implementation of KKR’s infrastructure strategy throughout Latin America.~~The Simpson Thacher team includes Juan M. Naveira, M. Breen Haire, Jon Vicuña and Isaac Cattan (M&A); Brian Steinhardt, Robert Meyer, Austin Vance and Elizabeth Greene (Credit); William Smolinski and Nancy Mehlman (Tax); and Étienne Renaudeau and Pauline Patat (Antitrust).

Jan 26

1 min

Simpson Thacher is representing Blackstone in connection with its sale of Alinamin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Alinamin”) to MBK Partners. Blackstone will re-invest a minority stake in Alinamin upon closing of the sale. Terms of the transaction were not otherwise disclosed.~~Alinamin is a leading consumer healthcare company in Japan focusing on supplements and nonprescription drugs. The Firm also represented Blackstone on its acquisition of Alinamin in 2021 from Takeda Pharmaceutical.~~The Simpson Thacher team includes Anthony King, Sonya Ho, Paul Kim and Tiffany Shih (M&A); Étienne Renaudeau, Sarah Chaudhuri and Luke Cowdell (Antitrust); Makiko Harunari and Chenyu Cui (Banking & Credit); Meredith Jones and Paul Jansch (Tax); Ron Ben-Yehuda (Intellectual Property); Steven Klar and Richard Zhang (Funds); and Gregory Grogan and Pasco Struhs (ECEB).

Oct 7

1 min