15 Oct 2025

"Simpson Thacher Advises Sixth Street on Acquisition of Global Lending Services"

"Simpson Thacher has advised Sixth Street on its acquisition of Global Lending Services (GLS), a company specializing in automotive financing for dealerships across the U.S. GLS has partnered with over 19,000 dealers and has originated more than $22 billion in auto loans since its establishment in 2012. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed."

Simpson Thacher represented Sixth Street in its acquisition of Global Lending Services (GLS). GLS is a specialist in automotive financing, providing services to both franchise and independent auto dealerships across the United States. Since its establishment in 2012, GLS has partnered with over 19,000 dealers and has originated more than $22 billion in auto loans. The Simpson Thacher team involved in this transaction included the following lawyers: Ravi Purushotham, Jeffrey MacDonald, Jack Johanning, Alison Chang, and Mikayla Ullrich from the M&A practice; Tristan Brown, Harry Hudesman, Guanxiong Xu, and Taylor Todd from the ECEB practice; Caroline Phillips, Sophie Staples, George Rhein, and Roberto Arza from the Tax practice; Niels Jensen and Nick de Bres from the Securitization practice; Hui Lin, Nate Yang, and Sandra Cho from the Capital Markets practice; Eli Isak, Patrick Wolff, Austin Vance, and Sally Choi from the Credit practice; and James Talbot and Christine Song from the Intellectual Property practice.
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