News & Events Firm and Individual Honors Go Back Simpson Thacher Wins Awards for Asia Transactions 03.16.10 The Firm was recently awarded the 2009 Private Equity Deal of the Year at the IFLR Asia Awards for our representation of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. in its $1.8 billion acquisition of Anheuser Busch InBev's Oriental Brewery. To read more about this transaction, please click here. The Firm also recently won Deal of the Year awards from Asian-Counsel for the biggest and best deals from December 2008 to November 2009: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group’s approximately $9.5 billion common stock offering Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.’s $1.8 billion acquisition of Anheuser Busch InBev's Oriental Brewery (OB) Primus Nan Shan Holding Company Ltd.’s $2.15 billion acquisition of Nan Shan Life Insurance Company from AIG Related Insights 04.07.26 | Matter Highlights Seven Seas Advisors Closes Second Japanese Real Estate Fund at ¥32 Billion 04.06.26 | Matter Highlights Simpson Thacher Represents KKR in Connection with Planned Acquisition of Taiyo Holdings 04.03.26 | Matter Highlights NSSK Closes Fourth Japan Buyout Series Funds at ¥250 Billion Hard Cap Related Services Related Practice Areas Corporate