
Mergers and Acquisitions
Corporate Governance
Shareholder Activism
Alan M. Klein is a Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, based in New York City. With extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, shareholder activism, and corporate governance, Alan has played a pivotal role in high-profile transactions, including Microsoft's $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard and the $44 billion sale of Twitter to Elon Musk. He has been recognized as a leading figure in the legal industry, named a "Dealmaker of the Year" by The American Lawyer. Alan's practice areas include Corporate M&A and Corporate Governance, and he has served as Co-Head of the firm's Mergers and Acquisitions Practice. He holds a JD from Harvard Law School and a BA in History from Haverford College.

- Bosch Group acquired the target/assets from Johnson Controls International plc in a m&a on 2024-07-23. - Deal value was 81000000000 (source: Extracted) Sector: Industrial; Location: Global. - Acquirer-side legal counsel was not specified.
Jul 23 2024
8B
M&A
Partner
1994 – Unknown
Associate
1984 – 1993

- Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. acted as the seller in this Acquisition transaction. - The divestment involved assets operating in the Life Sciences sector. - The transaction was announced on 09 Jun 2024 with a reported value of 140000000000.0.
Jun 09 2024
14B
M&A
Corporate Partners Alan Klein, Anthony Vernace and Katherine Krause have been named “Dealmakers of the Year” for 2023 by The American Lawyer, in recognition of their work advising Twitter’s Board of Directors in the company’s $44 billion acquisition by Elon Musk. All three were quoted in the profile about their work on the extremely high-profile deal, which Alan Klein described as requiring the team’s attention “literally night and day for seven days a week for seven months.”~~The Simpson Thacher team advising Twitter’s Board was recognized jointly with the Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati team that advised the company. To read the full profile and view the full list of winners, please click here (subscription required).
Mar 28

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