The Firm recently represented Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. in connection with its Rule 144A and Regulation S offering of 217 million shares of common stock. The offering raised approximately ¥94 billion (US$ 935 million). Goldman Sachs International and J.P. Morgan were the Joint Lead Managers for the offering.
The Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group is Japan’s largest trust banking group in terms of total trust account assets, with ¥180.2 trillion as of March 31, 2013.
The Simpson Thacher team for the offering included Alan Cannon and A. Reid Monroe-Sheridan (Capital Markets), Rob Holo, Jonathan Cantor and Chang Won Choi (Tax) and Stacie McGinn (Bank Regulatory).
