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 10.27.25 | Speaking Engagements Simpson Thacher Lawyers to Speak at Fund Finance Association’s 2025 Asia-Pacific Symposium 10.16.25 | Firm and Individual Honors Anuj Shah Named to ALB Asia’s 2025 “40 Under 40” 10.15.25 | Firm and Individual Honors Simpson Thacher Ranked First in Q3 and YTD 2025 in Infrastructure and Data Center Transactions Per Infralogic Related Services Related Practice Areas Corporate