Practice Areas - Corporate and M&A Law Firms and Lawyers
| Deal Date: | 13-04-2011 | Practice Area: | Corporate and M&A |
| Deal Title: | Sale of Graham Packaging | Industry: | General Industrials |
| Description: |
Simpson Thacher is representing Graham Packaging Company Inc., a portfolio company of The Blackstone Group, in connection with its $4.1 billion sale to Silgan Holdings Inc. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2011.
Graham Packaging is a leading global supplier of plastic containers. Silgan is a leading global supplier of rigid consumer goods packaging products. The combined company will employ 17,000 associates in 19 countries through a network of approximately 180 plants and will have annual sales in excess of $6.2 billion.
The Simpson Thacher team includes: Wilson Neely, Chris May, Jakob Rendtorff, Andy Veit and Chad Pearlman (Corporate); Alden Millard (Credit); Greg Grogan, Craig Katerberg and Paula Han (Executive Compensation); Richard Fenyes (Securities); Gary Mandel and Jonathan Talansky (Tax); Adeeb Fadil (Environmental); and Ellen Frye (Antitrust).
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| Financial Center: | New York | Value: | 0.00-100.00 |
| Advised Party: | Vendor | Law Firm | Simpson Thacher |
| Target Company Jurisdiction: | United States | Acquiror Jurisdiction: | United States |
| Classification: |
Strategic Buyer Acquisitions Private Company |
Lawyer | Wilson S Neely |
