Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's team routinely advises on fund formation in Asia, covering private equity, real estate, and energy matters. The team handles cross-border matters in Hong Kong and Japan, and is led by Adam Furber, Michael Ceulen, and David Azcue, who are split across the two areas. Furber represents funds in a range of asset classes, such as venture capital and funds-of-funds, Ceulen is well-known for specialising in the organisation, structuring, and operation of funds, and Azcue is noted for longstanding experience in global fundraisings for investment funds.
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Key clients
- Advantage Partners
- Affinity Equity Partners
- Alibaba
- Apax
- Ant Group Co.
- Aspirant Group
- Blackstone
- Brummer & Partners
- CapSquare Asia Partners
- Carlyle
- Celadon Partners
- China Logistics Properties
Work highlights
Represented CVC Capital Partners in connection with the formation and raising of CVC’s sixth Asia-focused private equity fund (“CVC Asia VI”), which raised US$6.8bn.
Represented PAG Real Assets, the real assets business of Asia Pacific-based alternative investment manager PAG, in connection with the formation and fundraising of SCREP VIII, its flagship opportunistic real estate fund.
Acted for Stonepeak Partners in the establishment of its first pan-Asia infrastructure fund, Stonepeak Asia Infrastructure Fund LP.
Practice head
Adam Furber; Michael Ceulen; David Azcue