Simpson Thacher represented Indus Valley Partners (IVP) in connection with a strategic minority growth investment from PPC Enterprises (PPC), a middle-market private equity firm. Through this transaction, PPC will serve as IVP’s first strategic partner, supporting IVP’s organic growth and acquisition strategy and expanding IVP’s capabilities and addressable market.~~IVP is a leading global provider of software and technology solutions to investment managers. Headquartered in New York and Noida, India, IVP has over $4.2 trillion of AUM managed using its technology and over $1.6 trillion of AUM reported through its regulatory reporting platform.~~The Simpson Thacher team included Timothy Gaffney, Sven Mickisch, Makala Kaupalolo, Lawrence Page, Michael Chen and Sebastian Edin (M&A); Larry Moss, Andrew Kofsky, Radhika Tahiliani and Mtume Sangiewa (Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits); Andrew Purcell, Andrew Mandelbaum, Shareef Salfity and Jiha Min (Tax); Christine Marshall (Credit); and Lori Lesser and Bobbie Burrows (IP). Summer Associate Jake Parsons also provided valuable assistance.