Simpson Thacher is representing Grant Thornton Advisors LLC (“Grant Thornton”) and funds managed by New Mountain Capital LLC (“New Mountain”) in connection with the expansion of Grant Thornton’s multinational platform through the acquisition of Grant Thornton UAE, the pending acquisitions of Grant Thornton Luxembourg and Grant Thornton (Cayman), and the contemplated acquisitions of several other third-party accounting, tax and advisory firms. The acquisitions of Grant Thornton Luxembourg and Grant Thornton (Cayman) are subject to regulatory approvals and other standard closing conditions.
The recent expansions will create a team of more than 13,000 professionals across more than 50 offices in the U.S., Ireland, the United Arab Emirates, Luxembourg, the Cayman Islands and other territories.
Simpson Thacher also represented New Mountain in its initial growth investment in Grant Thornton in May 2024 and the subsequent acquisition of Grant Thornton Ireland earlier this year.
The Simpson Thacher team includes Ben Schaye, Matthew Fisher, Jonathan Madorsky, Richard Kenny, Avery Golombek, Matthew Nolan and Margaret Wang (M&A); James Howe, James Campisi, James Evelegh, Emily Fanning and Isabel Lam (U.K. Corporate); Andrew Blau, Linda Barrett, Allison Sutherland and Hannah Daniels (ECEB); Andrew Purcell, Adam Hersch and Roberto Arza (Tax); Yash Rupal, Chris Dorman and Phoebe Adams (U.K. Tax); Steven R. DeLott (Insurance); Peter Guryan, Étienne Renaudeau and Jamie Logie (Antitrust); Benjamin Persina, Janhvi Barthwal and Alexandra Cullen (Banking and Credit); Caroline Geiger and Margerite Blase (Intellectual Property); and Stephanie Biggs, Nicholas Westbrook, Camilla Gelson-Thomas and Lauren O'Riordan (Regulatory).