Simpson Thacher represented a finance subsidiary of Cognita in connection with its Regulation S offering of £45 million aggregate principal amount of its 7.75% Senior Notes due 2021. The proceeds of the offering were used to prepay amounts under Cognita’s revolving credit facility.

Cognita is a leading global operator of private-pay K-12 schools. As of May 31, 2016, it operated 69 schools across Asia, Europe and Latin America.

The Simpson Thacher team included Greg Conway, Adam Wollstein, Aled Knights and Jakob Egle (Corporate).