Mark Skerry > Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile

A destination practice for acquisitional private equity clients, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP represents some of the world’s largest asset managers in CFIUS matters such as Blackstone, KKR and Carlyle. The group, which scores highly for its ‘understanding of not only CFIUS but FDI regimes around the world’, also acts for multinational corporations, investors and sovereign wealth funds on high-stakes reviews. Its breadth of industry expertise is equally comprehensive and spans some of the market’s most sensitive business segments, including technology, energy, infrastructure, defense and aerospace. Highlighted as ‘one of the CFIUS bar’s senior leaders’, Malcolm (Mick) Tuesley heads the national security regulatory practice; he recently obtained CFIUS approval for Australia-headquartered IFM Investors in connection with its $11bn take-private, together with DigitalBridge Group, of US data center company, Switch. Promoted to partner in early 2023, Mark Skerry is already noted for his ‘dynamic understanding of the subject matter’. Among his recent highlights, Skerry led the national security advice to a consortium of investors—led by Blackstone and including sovereign wealth funds, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and GIC—in the $14bn acquisition of a majority stake in the Climate Technologies business of Emerson Electric. The Washington DC-based team also includes talented associate Jennifer Ho.