Simpson Thacher Represents Blackstone and Alliance Automotive Finance plc in €65 Million Senior Secured Notes Offering
Simpson Thacher represented certain Blackstone investment funds and Alliance Automotive Finance plc, an affiliate of Alliance Automotive Group S.A.S. (“AAG”), in connection with a Rule 144A and Regulation S offering of €65 million aggregate principal amount of its existing 6.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2021. AAG is a leading supplier of auto parts and related technical know-how in France and the United Kingdom.
The Simpson Thacher team for the transaction included Gil J. Strauss, Nicolas Wehrli and Anna Maria Galinska (Capital Markets); Antti Pesonen and Kazik Michalski (Credit); and Meredith Jones and Jacqueline Barbera (Tax).