Partner, Hong Kong Office

Kathryn King Sudol is a partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and a member of the Firm’s Corporate Department where she focuses on mergers and acquisitions. Recent transactions include representing MMI Holdings Limited in its acquisitions of Metalform and Intriplex Technologies; Blum Capital Partners in its investment in Pacific Alliance Group; The Blackstone Group in its investments in Moser Baser Projects Private Limited and Monnet Power Company Limited; Swire Pacific in its HK$6.8 billion tender offer for Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company; Mars, Incorporated in its $23 billion acquisition of Wm. Wrigley, Jr. Company and its acquisition of the Alterra coffee brand; Gas Natural SDG, S.A. in its $28.5 billion unsolicited exchange offer for Endesa, S.A.; Rinker Group Limited in the $15.3 billion unsolicited tender offer by CEMEX; Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. in its $13 billion merger with XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.; adidas AG in its $3.8 billion acquisition of Reebok International Ltd. and its sale of The Greg Norman Collection; Vivendi SA in its €2.8 billion takeover of GVT (Holding) SA; and Claire’s Stores, Inc. in its $3.1 billion sale to an Apollo Management affiliate. Additionally, she has represented Evercore Partners Inc. in multiple transactions, including Mizuho Corporate Bank’s investment in the firm, the firm’s initial public offering and investments involving Trilantic Capital Partners and CITIC Securities International Partners.

Ms. Sudol received her B.S., with honors, from Northwestern University, School of Speech, in 1995 and her J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1998.