Simpson Thacher Represents Underwriters in Secondary Offering by Selling Stockholder of CommScope Holding Company, Inc.
Simpson Thacher represented the underwriters, led by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, in connection with a secondary offering by a fund affiliated with The Carlyle Group (“Carlyle”) of 20,125,000 shares of CommScope Holding Company, Inc. (“CommScope”), a portfolio company of Carlyle. Approximately $426.1 million in net proceeds was raised in the offering.
CommScope is a leading global provider of connectivity and essential infrastructure solutions for wireless, business enterprise and residential broadband networks.
The Simpson Thacher team included Art Robinson, Jonathan Ozner, Sung Bum Cho and Charlie Mathes (Capital Markets); Timothy Mulvihill (Environmental); David Rubinsky and Brittany McCants (Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits); Jennie Getsin (FINRA and Blue Sky); Samantha Himelman (Intellectual Property); and Jodi Sackel (Tax).