Dealwatch: Simpson Thacher leads for KKR as thetrainline.com opts for sale over IPO Legal Business22 January 2015Corporate and M&A Private equity powerhouse KKR has purchased travel ticket seller thetrainline.com, with its go-to law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett advising on a deal that diverted the company from carrying out its announced IPO on the London Stock Exchange.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryGlobal 100 2025: elite tier set the pace as powerhouse firms pull awayRevolving Doors: Latham swipes German transactions team from Freshfields as Ropes rebuilds in private equityPower hungry: how big tech’s demands are supercharging the energy marketRevolving Doors: Latham swipes German transactions team from Freshfields as Ropes rebuilds in private equity‘A merger of complementaries’ or ‘transatlantic panic’? – the market view on Winston TaylorTaylor Wessing UK in transatlantic merger talks with Winston & StrawnRevolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London moves‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetryFive partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partner