Sean Dougherty

The Firm represented Laborie Medical Technologies Corp., a Patricia Industries portfolio company, in connection with its investment in Novocuff, Inc.~~Novocuff is a medical device company dedicated to improving pregnancy outcomes and reducing preterm births caused by Preterm Premature Rupture of Membrane and cervical shortening.~~Headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Laborie is a global medical technology company focused on Urology, Urogynecology, Gastroenterology, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Neonatal Health. It manufactures and delivers high-quality, high-impact diagnostic and therapeutic products that help clinicians and hospitals preserve and restore patient dignity.~~Patricia Industries is a long-term owner that invests in companies and works to develop each company to its full potential. Patricia Industries is a part of the industrial holding company Investor AB, whose main owner is the Wallenberg Foundations.~~The Simpson Thacher team included Michael T. Holick, Sean Dougherty and Nate Yang (Corporate); Vanessa Burrows (Healthcare Regulatory); and Drew Purcell and Andrew Mandelbaum (Tax).

Jul 18

1 min

Simpson Thacher represented the underwriters in connection with the offering of 12,650,000 shares of common stock by Archrock, Inc., representing the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares. Archrock intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to fund a portion of the cash purchase price for the previously announced acquisition of Total Operations and Production Services, LLC (“TOPS”). In the event that the acquisition is not completed, the proceeds from the offering will be used for general corporate purposes.~~Archrock (NYSE: AROC) is an energy infrastructure company with a primary focus on midstream natural gas compression and a commitment to helping its customers produce, compress and transport natural gas in a safe and environmentally responsible way. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Archrock is a premier provider of natural gas compression services to customers in the energy industry throughout the U.S. and a leading supplier of aftermarket services to customers that own compression equipment.~~Based in Midland, Texas, TOPS is a leading provider of contract gas compression services for the Permian Basin. TOPS specializes in lower emission, electric driven compression for gas lift and other applications. TOPS’ natural gas compressors feature industry leading technology allowing for complete remote monitoring of all operating conditions. These features ensure industry leading up-time, transparency and a compressor package built to take advantage of the latest in automation enhancements.~~The Simpson Thacher team included Brian Rosenzweig, Sean Dougherty, Julie Ledermann, Ryan Poché, Suzannah Ranzo and Andrew Scattergood (Capital Markets); Jonathan Cantor and Ruoxi Zhang (Tax); Michael Isby (Environmental); Ryan Stott (Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits); and Jennie Getsin (FINRA). Summer Associate Collin Mitchell also provided valuable assistance.

Jul 24

1 min

The Firm represented Laborie Medical Technologies, Inc., a Patricia Industries portfolio company, in connection with its strategic equity investment in Bright Uro, an early-stage medical technology company.~~Based in Irvine, California, Bright Uro is developing the Glean Urodynamic System™, a wireless, catheter-free, urodynamic monitoring system intended to quantify the pressure characteristics of the lower urinary tract.~~Headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Laborie is a global medical technology company focused on Urology, Urogynecology, Gastroenterology, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Neonatal Health. It manufactures and delivers high-quality, high-impact diagnostic and therapeutic products that help clinicians and hospitals preserve and restore patient dignity.~~Patricia Industries is a long-term owner that invests in companies and works to develop each company to its full potential. Patricia Industries is a part of the industrial holding company Investor AB, whose main owner is the Wallenberg Foundations.~~The Simpson Thacher team includes: Michael T. Holick, Sean Dougherty and Mark Marzziotti (Corporate); Vanessa Burrows and Nawa Lodin (Healthcare); Sophie Staples and Andrew Mandelbaum (Tax); Timothy Mulvihill (Environmental); and Alysha Sekhon (Intellectual Property).

Nov 30

1 min

Corporate Partner Risë Norman and Associate Sean Dougherty delivered a presentation titled, “Special Purpose Acquisitions Companies – Regulatory Backdrop and Current Market,” in conjunction with Lawline. The presentation discussed the exponential increase and subsequent fall in SPAC IPOs and de-SPAC transactions, as well as what SPAC activity might look like in the future. It additionally traced regulatory and market developments in the SPAC landscape.

Oct 8

1 min