Simpson Thacher represented certain investment funds affiliated with Blackstone Inc. (“Blackstone”) in connection with the approximate £2 billion accelerated bookbuilt offering of shares in London Stock Exchange Group plc by a consortium including Blackstone, an affiliate of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, an affiliate of GIC Special Investments Pte. Ltd. and Thomson Reuters.~~The Simpson Thacher team for this transaction included Ben Spiers, Deborah Harris and Vishaal Patel (Corporate – London); Elizabeth Cooper and William Allen (Corporate – New York); Gil Strauss and Charles English (Capital Markets – London); Jon Ozner (Capital Markets – New York); Yash Rupal (Tax – London); Sophie Staples (Tax – New York); and Mimi C. Cheng (Credit – Los Angeles).