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Michael Ceulen is a Partner of the Firm’s Private Funds Practice. He specializes in the organization, structuring and operation of global private equity funds, with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region. Having worked in both Simpson Thacher’s New York and London offices before relocating to the Hong Kong office in 2014, Michael is able to offer clients an international perspective. He has extensive experience advising on fundraisings across numerous asset classes, including buyout, growth, real estate, infrastructure, and credit. In addition to traditional private equity fundraising initiatives, Michael regularly advises sponsors with respect to customized fund arrangements, separately managed accounts, co-investment vehicles, and carry plans and other internal arrangements, as well as regulatory compliance and fund-related aspects of M&A and financing transactions.

Based in China, Partner Daniel Fertig focuses his practice on a mix of equity and debt securities offerings, as well as M&A transactions. His work on securities offerings includes U.S. registered offerings and Rule 144A and Regulation S offerings. The issuers he represents are based both in mainland China and in Taiwan. He also advises public companies on corporate governance and regulatory matters.

Co-Head of the Firm’s Asia Offices, Adam Furber leads the Firm’s Asia Investment Funds Practice. Specialises in private investment funds, an area in which the firm has a preeminent international presence. Advises clients in Asia with the organisation of buy-out, credit, growth and venture capital, distressed asset, real estate, pan-Asia, Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan and South Korea focused onshore and offshore funds. Represents private equity sponsors in connection with joint ventures and asset management M&A transactions.

Co-Head of the Firm’s Asia Offices, Ian leads the Firm’s M&A practice in Asia (ex-PRC). Represents private equity firms, public and private companies and other clients on complex cross-border M&A transactions in the U.S. and throughout the Asia-Pacific Region, including Greater China, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia (including Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam), Bangladesh, India, Turkey, Australia and New Zealand. Diverse practice encompasses acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, and minority and strategic investments, among other corporate matters across a broad range of industries, including consumer, education, healthcare/pharma, industrials, infrastructure (including renewables and data centers), real estate, technology and fintech. Ian has represented clients such as Alibaba, Ant Group, Blackrock, Blackstone, KKR, Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia, PAG, Seatown, Silver Lake, Softbank, Stonepeak and Trendyol.

Alexandra Kaplan

Co-Head of Simpson Thacher’s Global Banking and Credit Practice and Co-Head of its Global Investment Banking Practice, Alexandra Kaplan represents investment and commercial banks, private credit funds and other financial institutions in connection with a wide variety of syndicated and direct lending transactions across multiple industries. Her practice focuses on complex corporate financings, including leveraged and investment grade facilities, acquisition finance, asset-based lending, bridge facilities, restructuring transactions and DIP and exit financings.

Daniel Margulies

Head of Simpson Thacher’s Asia Restructuring Practice, Daniel is a Partner in Simpson Thacher’s Hong Kong office, focusing on restructuring and special situations matters. He has been based in the region for the duration of his career and has a deep experience advising debtor, creditor, financial institution, private equity and hedge fund clients across Asia on cross-border restructuring and insolvency matters. His practice also includes representing sponsors on investments in special situations involving stressed or distressed companies. Daniel has written numerous articles on restructuring and related topics impacting Asia, he is also regular contributor to forums and events on this topic around the region.

Jie Min is Counsel (New York) in the Firm’s Corporate Department, focusing on mergers and acquisitions and private equity. She has advised corporate clients and private equity funds in connection with a variety of public and private merger and acquisition transactions, leveraged buyouts, minority and strategic investments, and other corporate matters across a broad range of industries.

Corporate Partner in firm's Hong Kong office. Experienced in mergers and acquisitions, including buyouts and minority investments and capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings and Rule 144A/Regulation S offerings for companies engaged in manufacturing, banking, insurance, telecom, power and energy. Has represented private equity and strategic clients in various acquisitions in China, Korea, Southeast Asia and the United States, other investment banking clients and blue chip companies in Asia in SEC-registered and non-registered offerings of equity and debt securities.

Joongwon Park is Counsel in the Corporate Department at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett’s Hong Kong office. He started his career in the Firm’s New York office and relocated to Hong Kong, after also having spent several years in Seoul. He has extensive capital markets and mergers and acquisitions experience across a broad scope of industries and geographies. His capital markets experience includes representing issuers and investment banks on registered and unregistered debt and equity securities offerings such as IPOs, Rule 144A/Regulation S offerings and private placements. His experience in mergers and acquisitions includes complex buyouts and minority investments, representing private equity and strategic clients in various acquisitions and investments in China, Korea, Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States.

William Son is a Corporate Associate in the Firm’s Hong Kong office. He has focused on M&A and capital markets transactions. He has represented major financial institutions and corporate clients in a broad range of financing transactions, including leveraged and investment-grade acquisition financings, asset-based financings and debt restructurings.

Christopher Wong

Christopher Wong is a Partner and Head of the China Practice at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. His practice area involves capital markets, public and private M&A, private equity and regulatory compliance.