Kenneth Wallach
Co-Head of the Firm’s Global Capital Markets Practice, Ken Wallach has represented clients including Weight Watchers, Mars, Wrigley, Dell, Wella, BMC Software, 3Z Brands, Blue Buffalo, Symantec, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Garda World Security, Assured Partners, Drummond, Cooper-Standard, and K2M. He regularly advises private equity sponsors, including KKR, Silver Lake, Apax and Invus, in connection with high yield and bridge financings and restructurings. His equity experience includes Issuer’s Counsel for the IPOs of GMR Solutions, Phoenix Education Partners, CAVA, First Advantage, Blue Buffalo and K2M. Ken also represents investment banks in IPOs, follow-on equity offerings and high yield and investment grade debt offerings. Ken is also widely recognized as a leading expert on corporate governance issues, including ESG matters. Ken currently serves as a member of the Firm’s Inclusion Committee and is a former member of the Executive Committee. · Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
About
Ken Wallach is Co-Head of the Firm’s Global Capital Markets Practice at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. He regularly advises private equity sponsors and represents investment banks in IPOs, follow-on equity offerings, and high yield and investment grade debt offerings. He is also recognized as a leading expert on corporate governance and ESG matters.
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Education
- B.A., magna cum laude, Duke University, Phi Beta Kappa (1990)
- J.D., University of Virginia School of Law (1993)