Alden Millard is Chair of Simpson Thacher’s Executive Committee, the governing body of the Firm. He regularly represents leading leveraged buyout sponsors and their portfolio companies in connection with a variety of financings, including acquisition financings, recapitalizations and refinancings. Alden’s primary clients include The Blackstone Group and First Reserve Corporation, and their respective portfolio companies. Alden has also performed significant work for several other leading LBO sponsors, and he regularly represents public and privately held corporations in connection with acquisition financings.