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Fifth Circuit Overturns Mississippi’s Felony Disenfranchisement Law

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a monumental decision in Hopkins v. Hosemann, overturning Mississippi’s criminal disenfranchisement laws. Read More >

Jonathan
Youngwood

Simpson Thacher Secures Dismissal of Securities Class Action Against Qutoutiao

Simpson Thacher won a dismissal, on behalf of client Qutoutiao Inc., a Chinese news-aggregation app, of a putative securities class action suit filed in the U.S. District Court for the SDNY. Read More >

George
Wang

Bo
Jin

CVC Announces Successful Closing of CVC Capital Partners IX at €26 Billion

The Firm advised CVC in the establishment of its ninth buyout fund, CVC Capital Partners IX, which closed at €26 billion and was reported by PEI as the largest-ever buyout fund. Read More >

Gareth
Earl

Daniel
Lloyd

Blackstone to Sell Industrial Portfolio to Prologis for $3.1 Billion

The Firm is representing Blackstone in its announced $3.1 billion sale of a 14 million square foot industrial portfolio to Prologis, Inc. Read More >

Sasan
Mehrara

CAVA Completes Initial Public Offering

The Firm represented CAVA in connection with its initial public offering of common stock at a price to public of $22 per share. The offering raised approximately $340.7 million in gross proceeds. Read More >

Kenneth
Wallach

Hui
Lin

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 >