The Firm represented Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HLT) in connection with a $4.8 billion secondary offering of 66,000,000 shares of common stock by a selling stockholder affiliated with HNA Tourism Group Co., Ltd. Hilton also effected a $1.2 billion share repurchase of 16,500,000 shares of common stock from the selling stockholder. The transaction is the largest secondary offering since 2011.~~Hilton is a leading global hospitality company, with a portfolio of 14 brands comprising more than 5,300 properties with more than 856,000 rooms in 105 countries and territories. The company’s portfolio includes Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Canopy by Hilton, Curio – A Collection by Hilton, DoubleTree by Hilton, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, Embassy Suites by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, Tru by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations.~~The Simpson Thacher team included Edgar Lewandowski (Capital Markets – NY); Joshua Ford Bonnie, William Golden, Jonathan Pacheco and Natalie Karam (Capital Markets – D.C.); Brian Gluck and Lauren Sullivan (Credit); Andrew Purcell and Christopher Murray (Tax); Jonathan Lindabury (Derivatives); Greg Grogan (Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits); Adeeb Fadil and Timothy Mulvihill (Environmental); Ellen Smiley (Public Company Advisory Practice); and Andrew Pagliughi and Jennie Getsin (FINRA).