Simpson Thacher is representing TPG Rise Climate (“TPG”) in connection with its acquisition, together with La Caisse (formerly CDPQ), of a majority interest in Pike Corporation (“Pike”). J. Eric Pike, third-generation founder and Chairman of Pike, and James R. Wyche, Chief Executive Officer of Pike, also are investing alongside TPG and La Caisse with other existing investors.
Founded in 1945, Pike is among the nation’s leading providers of turn-key infrastructure solutions, including construction and engineering for electric distribution, transmission and substation; renewables and distributed energy resources; and telecommunications services.
The Simpson Thacher team includes: Katherine Krause, Louis Argentieri, Felicity Bell, Madeline Moore, Ramon Callis and Joshua Brachfeld (M&A), Russell Light and George Rhein (Tax), Jeannine McSweeney, Scott Schilson and Nicklaus Chalk (Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits), Sunny Cheong and Ben Pittenger (Capital Markets), James Talbot and Tally Smitas (Intellectual Property), Carleigh Rodriguez and Erin Magoffie (Environmental) and Krista McManus (Real Estate).