Simpson Thacher Represents Rockwood Holdings, Inc. in Secondary Offering of Common Stock
05.05.11
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The Firm recently represented Rockwood Holdings, Inc. (“Rockwood”) in connection with a secondary offering of 8,000,000 shares of common stock of Rockwood by funds affiliated with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. Gross proceeds to the selling stockholders were approximately $430 million.
Rockwood is a leading global specialty chemicals and advanced materials company with a worldwide employee base of approximately 9,600 people and annual net sales of approximately $3.2 billion. Rockwood focuses on global niche segments of the specialty chemicals, pigments and additives and advanced materials markets.
The Simpson Thacher team for the transaction included Roxane Reardon, Reece Hunt and Federico Fruhbeck (Capital Markets), Noah Beck and Chang Won Choi (Tax), Mike Isby (Environmental) and Marcela Robledo and Rita Maxwell (IP). Paralegal Alexandra Leavy also provided valuable assistance.