Simpson Thacher Advises on Apple’s $8.5 Billion Bond Offering
Simpson Thacher represented the underwriters, led by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, in connection with the registered public offering by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) of $8.5 billion aggregate principal amount of notes over four tranches with maturities ranging from three to 30 years. Since 2013, Apple has raised more than $128 billion across the global debt markets in 23 separate offerings, and Simpson Thacher has advised on all of these transactions.
The Simpson Thacher team for the offering included Kevin Kennedy, Kelli Schultz and Elaine Zhou (Capital Markets); Gal Shemer (Tax); and Jennie Getsin (Blue Sky).