Simpson Thacher represented affiliates of Blackstone in their capacity as selling stockholders, in connection with a secondary offering of common stock of Digital Realty. The offering raised approximately $2.3 billion in gross proceeds, with the selling stockholders receiving all of the proceeds from the offering.
Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions. Digital Realty gives customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them through a global footprint of 300+ facilities in 55+ metros across 30+ countries on six continents.
The Simpson Thacher team included Will Golden, Jonathan Ozner, Samantha Sergent, Katie Byun, Jane Olin-Ammentorp and Noor Irshaidat (Capital Markets); Michael Chao and Samyel Lee (M&A); Sam Rudik, Emily Rosenthal, Cristiana Modesti and Joshua Schub (Real Estate); Nancy Mehlman, Ed Grais, Elizabeth Trask and Benjamin Bressler (Tax); and Peter Guryan and Kelly Karapetyan (Antitrust).