Simpson Thacher represented the underwriters, led by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, in a registered public offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.900% Senior Notes due 2028 and $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.050% Senior Notes due 2030 by Microchip Technology Incorporated (“Microchip”).~~Microchip used the net proceeds from the offering to repay its Senior Term Loan Facility, to repay a portion of the debt outstanding under its Commercial Paper Program and to pay fees and expenses related to the offering.~~Microchip is a leading provider of smart, connected and secure embedded control solutions. Microchip’s solutions serve approximately 125,000 customers across the industrial, automotive, consumer, aerospace and defense, communications and computing markets.~~The Simpson Thacher team included David Azarkh, Patrick Baron and Erin Camia (Capital Markets); Lori Lesser (Intellectual Property); Jonathan Cantor and Michael Leitner (Tax); Abram Ellis, Ryan Stalnaker and Anais Bourbon (Regulatory); Michael Isby (Environmental); J. Pasco Struhs (ECEB); Jeanne Annarumma (ERISA); and Andrew Pagliughi (Blue Sky).