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Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Securities Class Action Against JOYY

The Ninth Circuit affirmed the complete dismissal of a putative securities class action filed against Simpson Thacher clients JOYY, and certain of its current and former officers. Read More >

Stephen
Blake

Bo
Jin

Blackstone Real Estate Partners X Raises $30.4 Billion

The Firm represented Blackstone in the establishment of Blackstone Real Estate Partners X, which raised $30.4 billion, making it the largest real estate or private equity drawdown fund ever raised. Read More >

Peter
Vassilev

Jonathan
Karen

KKR to Acquire Non-Controlling Interest in Sempra Port Arthur LNG Project

Simpson Thacher is advising KKR in connection with its agreement to acquire a 25% to 49% indirect, non-controlling interest in the Port Arthur LNG Phase 1 project from Sempra Infrastructure. Read More >

M. Breen
Haire

Shamus
Crosby

Blackstone to Acquire Cvent in $4.6 Billion Transaction

The Firm is representing private equity funds managed by affiliates of Blackstone in the announced acquisition of Cvent Holding Corp. in a transaction valued at approximately $4.6 billion. Read More >

Elizabeth
Cooper

William
Allen

Silver Lake to Acquire Qualtrics

The Firm is representing Silver Lake in its committed debt financing for its proposed acquisition of Qualtrics in an all-cash transaction that values Qualtrics at approximately $12.5 billion. Read More >

Jennifer
Hobbs

Catherine
Burns

ESG Battlegrounds: How the States Are Shaping the Regulatory Landscape in the U.S.

When it comes to ESG in the U.S., individual states have stepped up their lawmaking, defining the future of the ESG-related regulatory environment with widely divergent approaches. Read More >

Leah
Malone

Blackstone Closes Private Equity Secondary Funds at $25 Billion

The Firm advised Blackstone in the final close of its global secondaries strategy, Strategic Partners IX, and inaugural GP-led continuation fund strategy, Strategic Partners GP Solutions. Read More >