Simpson Thacher & Bartlett steered Blackstone Inc. in its proposed purchase of Australian data-center operator AirTrunk in a deal valuing the company at A$24 billion ($16.1 billion).
New York-based Blackstone, along with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, is buying AirTrunk from Macquarie Group Ltd. and PSP Investments, according to a Wednesday statement from the firms.
The Simpson Thacher team is led by New York M&A partners Anthony King and Samuel Rudik and Hong Kong banking and credit partner Makiko Harunari.
All three lawyers have previously guided Blackstone in various transactions, including its $6.3 billion acquisition of Crown Resorts, $6 billion ...
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