Jeannine McSweeney

Simpson Thacher advised Bluepeak, a portfolio company of GI Partners, in connection with a strategic investment into Bluepeak by funds managed by Ares Management’s Infrastructure Opportunities and Alternative Credit strategies. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.~~Bluepeak is a leading provider of fiber broadband to residential and commercial customers. GI Partners is a private investment firm with over 150 employees, more than $43 billion in capital and invests on behalf of leading institutional investors around the world through its private equity, real estate, and data infrastructure strategies.~~The Simpson Thacher team representing GI Partners included Chris May, Jacqui Bogucki, Seth Rosenberg and Gavin Jaco (Corporate); Sophie Staples and Lina Pan (Tax); Jeannine McSweeney and Megan Arrowsmith (ECEB); Lori lesser and Rachelle Broida (IP); Toby Chun and Deepa Sarkar (Environmental); Dennis Loiacono (Real Estate); and Eli Isak and Catherine Burns (Credit).

Feb 29

1 min

Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Partner Jeannine McSweeney will speak on a panel entitled “Critical Issues in Executive Compensation” as part of the New York City Bar Association’s “Employment Law Institute” on March 1, 2024. The panel will focus on the legal issues and challenges that can arise in connection with executive compensation matters, including the impact of emerging issues and new developments such as recent tax changes, use of sustainability metrics, treatment of equity and others. The panel will also provide practical tips and tools to aid in drafting and negotiating executive employment agreements.~~For more information on the program, please click here.

Aug 2

1 min

Simpson Thacher represented TPG Rise Climate in connection with its acquisition of MIRATECH Corp., a global market leader in aftermarket emissions and noise reduction technology for stationary industrial engines. The transaction closed on August 20, 2024. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.~~Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, MIRATECH’s core mission is to improve the environment by providing engineered solutions that reduce air and noise pollution. Their product and service expertise lies in significantly reducing or eliminating pollutants such as Carbon Monoxide, Oxides of Nitrogen, Hydrocarbons, Particulate Matter, VOCs, Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs), Air Toxics, and various other pollutants from the environment.~~TPG Rise Climate is the dedicated climate investing strategy of TPG’s $18 billion global impact investing platform TPG Rise.~~The Simpson Thacher team includes Katherine Krause, Anthony Vernace, Robert Hausen, David Kim, Michael Lazris and Dashia Kwok (M&A); Jeannine McSweeney, Joshua Stephens and Warsame Elmi (Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits); Russell Light and Matthew Lester (Tax); Lori Lesser (Intellectual Property); Steven DeLott (Insurance); Krista McManus (Real Estate); Abram Ellis (Regulatory); and Michael Isby (Environmental).

Apr 9

1 min

Simpson Thacher represented affiliates of KKR in connection with their significant minority investment in Quick Quack Car Wash (“Quick Quack”). The new investment will support the continued acceleration of Quick Quack’s growth through innovation, marketing and organic expansion in new and existing markets. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.~~Founded in 2004, Quick Quack is one of the largest and fastest growing express format car wash operators in the U.S., with over 230 locations across California, Texas, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado.~~The Simpson Thacher team includes Ravi Purushotham, Jack Nalen and Dan Kim (M&A); Marcy Geller, Bill Smolinski and Lina Pan (Tax); Jeannine McSweeney, Gary Tashjian and Josh Stephens (Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits); Krista McManus (Real Estate); Marisa Geiger, Nicholas Westbrook, Bobbie Burrows and Chandler Gerard-Reimer (Intellectual Property); Toby Chun and Noreen Lavan (Environmental); and Ryan Bekkerus, Evan Zuckerman and Christina Park (Capital Markets).

Dec 6

1 min

The Firm represented Garda World Security Corporation (“GardaWorld”) in an offering of US$550 million aggregate principal amount of 8.250% Senior Notes due 2032 (the “Notes”). The offering was conducted in reliance on Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.~~GardaWorld intends to use the net proceeds from the Notes offering (i) to finance the acquisition of OnSolve, LLC, a leading provider of critical event management including risk intelligence, mass notifications, incident management and travel risk management and to pay related fees and expenses, (ii) to repay outstanding amounts on its senior secured revolving credit facility, (iii) to pay fees and expenses related to the offering and (iv) for general corporate purposes, including potential future acquisitions.~~GardaWorld is an entrepreneurial-minded corporation that builds global champions in security services, AI-enabled security technologies, integrated risk management and cash automation solutions, employing more than 132,000 highly skilled and dedicated professionals across the globe. Driven by a relentless entrepreneurial culture and core values of integrity, vigilance, trust and respect, GardaWorld’s global champions offer sophisticated, tailored security and technology solutions through high-touch partnerships and consistently superior service delivery.~~The Simpson Thacher team for the transaction included Ken Wallach, Brian Rosenzweig, Evan Zuckerman, Richie Ragusa and Shub Chandrasekaran (Capital Markets); Jonathan Cantor (Tax); Jeannine McSweeney and Alan Fenyes (Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits); Paige Brinton (Intellectual Property); and Michael Isby (Environmental).

Jul 25

1 min