News & Events Firm and Individual Honors Go Back Simpson Thacher Named “Private Equity Team of the Year” at IFLR Americas Awards 05.20.22 Simpson Thacher was named “Private Equity Team of the Year” at the 2022 IFLR Americas Awards. The Firm was recognized for its work advising leading private equity sponsors on some of the most significant deals of the last year, including KKR in its acquisition of Telefónica Chile’s wholesale fiber optic network, The Bountiful Company in its acquisition by Nestlé, and a consortium led by Blackstone, Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman in the blockbuster majority investment in Medline Industries, Inc. The Firm was also honored for its work on the acquisition of Aenza S.A.A. by IG4 Capital, which was named “Private Equity Deal of the Year.” The IFLR Americas Awards honor the region’s most legally innovative cross-border transactions of the year, as well as the teams and firms behind them. To see the full list of winners, click here (subscription required). Team and Contacts Elizabeth Cooper Partner [email protected] +1-212-455-3407 Marni Lerner Partner [email protected] +1-212-455-3443 Juan Méndez Partner [email protected] +1-212-455-2579 Eric Swedenburg Partner [email protected] +1-212-455-2225 Related Insights 10.24.25 | Matter Highlights Plymouth Industrial REIT to Be Acquired by Makarora for $2.1 Billion 10.24.25 | Publications Lexology Panoramic Next: M&A 2025 10.23.25 | Firm and Individual Honors Simpson Thacher Recognized as a Leading Law Firm by The Legal 500 Latin America 2026 Related Services Related Practice Areas Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Latin America