The Firm is representing Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. in connection with its recently announced agreement to acquire Pets at Home Group Limited from its current owners, Bridgepoint Capital Group Limited. The deal size was reported to be in excess of £950 million.
Pets At Home is the UK’s largest pet retail shop with a range of pet supplies including pet food, pet accessories, small animals, fish and reptiles sold online and at its 240 retail stores.
The Simpson Thacher team included: Greg Conway, Adam Signy, Harald Zeiter, Wheatly Aycock, Christina Barnsley and Sinjini Saha (Corporate), Antti Pesonen and Manas Chandrashekar (Banking), David Vann and Ellen Frye (Competition), Meredith Jones and Seojung Park (Tax) and Colin Brodie, Lizzy Franklin, Minal Purohit and Kim de Glossop (paralegals). Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP also assisted on certain English law issues.