Nishita Vasan

Simpson Thacher is representing lead investor Corsair Capital (“Corsair”) in connection with a strategic minority investment by British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (“BCI”), one of Canada’s largest institutional investors, into ZEDRA, a global specialist in Global Expansion and Corporate Services, Active Wealth and Fund Solutions. Corsair will remain ZEDRA’s majority investor. The transaction remains subject to regulatory approvals.~~According to the ZEDRA website/press release, founded in 2016, ZEDRA delivers tailored, high-quality solutions to clients, who include high net worth individuals, entrepreneurs and families seeking diversified active wealth solutions, as well as multi-national companies of all sizes, corporate pension schemes, asset managers and their investors. ZEDRA’s full range of services is designed to protect the real value of clients’ assets and support businesses in unlocking growth and expansion.~~The Simpson Thacher team includes Derek Baird, Nishita Vasan and Surya Banerjee (M&A); Ross Ferguson and Susanna Breslin (Antitrust/FDI); and Yash Rupal, Caleb McConnell and Chris Dorman (Tax).

Oct 3

1 min

Simpson Thacher advised KKR, a leading global investment firm, and Global Technical Realty (“GTR”), a multi-billion dollar European built-to-suit data center platform, in connection with KKR’s additional $1.5 billion equity commitment into GTR. In connection with this investment, Oak Hill Capital (“Oak Hill”), a thematic, middle-market private equity firm, will join as an investor in the company, committing approximately $400 million. The new commitments from KKR and Oak Hill will support GTR’s substantial development pipeline, including additional greenfield capacity and new market entries across Europe to meet rising demand for high-performance and power-dense compute and cloud infrastructure. With a growing operating team and multiple projects already in execution, GTR is positioned to scale rapidly across Europe as demand for AI-ready data center capacity continues to accelerate. The Simpson Thacher team consisted of Breen Haire, Katy Lukaszewski, David Bumgardner, Eric Zhi, George Smith and Matt Warren (M&A), David Rubinsky, Caitlin Lucey and Josh Goldman (ECEB); Nancy Mehlman, Yash Rupal and Matthew Lester (Tax); Ron Ben-Yehuda (Intellectual Property); and Dennis Loiacono (Real Estate).

Aug 1

1 min

Simpson Thacher is representing Bruin Capital in its sale of Deltatre to Bain Capital and Nextalia.~~With a presence in 14 countries, Deltatre is a market leader in over-the-top streaming, website and app development, graphics, data, officiating systems, broadcast production, user experience and product design, revolutionizing how media is consumed globally. It helps sports rights owners and rights holders to better engage with fans.~~The Simpson Thacher team includes James R. Howe, Ben Spiers, Chris Vallance, Nishita Vasan, Alex Ward, Oliver Heighton, Jason Yue and Beanka Chiang (Corporate); Shahpur Kabraji and Hannah Ho (Credit); Caleb McConnell and Chris Dorman (Tax); and Étienne Renaudeau and Pauline Patat (Antitrust).

Jun 27

1 min

Simpson Thacher is advising Software AG, a company controlled by Silver Lake, on its sale of TrendMiner to Proemion, a company backed by Battery Ventures.~~TrendMiner produces a complementary, web-based, self-service analytics platform for monitoring critical equipment inside complex industrial environments. TrendMiner’s technology is used across industries including chemicals, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, power generation, food and beverage, and high-tech manufacturing.~~The Simpson Thacher team includes James R. Howe, Chris Vallance, Nishita Vasan, Ryan Kabat, Alex Ward, Emily Fanning, Robert Williams and Isabel Lam (Corporate); Lori Lesser, Alysha Sekhon and Nick Westbrook (IP and Data); Andrew Blau and Ryan Stott (ECEB); and Russell Light, Sarah Lindley, Ruoxi Zhang and Phoebe Adams (Tax).

Apr 24

1 min

Simpson Thacher is representing Oakley Capital in its acquisition of Construction Testing Solutions (CTS) from Palatine and certain minority shareholders.~~CTS is a leading provider of on-site and laboratory testing services, servicing the U.K. construction, quarry products and civil engineering industries. Its network of ten laboratories, twelve field-based teams and six geotechnical and geoenvironmental consulting offices provides coverage across the United Kingdom, offering an extensive range of soil, aggregate, concrete and bituminous materials testing.~~The Simpson Thacher team includes James R. Howe, Ben Spiers, Chris Vallance, Jenny Leung, Nishita Vasan, Alex Ward, Jewel Zhu, Beanka Chiang and Oliver Heighton (Corporate); Étienne Renaudeau, Daniella Sinobad and Melissa Morton (Antitrust); Mick J. Tuesley and Jennifer Ho (CFIUS); and Meredith B. Jones (Tax).

Aug 30

1 min