Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Hong Kong

Well plugged into the private fund ecosystem and with strong ties with many regional and global asset managers, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Hong Kong has consistent market flow across a range of asset classes and strategies – both in specific country-focused funds, as well as in a pan-Asian fashion. Institutional firmwide private fund heavy-hitters Blackstone, Carlyle and CVC regularly instruct the firm on their Asia strategies, with a multi-office team (including New York and London) recently advising CVC on its $6.8bn Asia-focused buyout fund. Team head Adam Furber took the lead out of Hong Kong on the aforementioned deal and as part of his geographically broad practice, is also very accomplished at advising Chinese sponsors and working on Japanese-focused deals – where he often works alongside the firm’s accomplished Tokyo office. Michael Ceulen is a pivotal team member, possessing a wealth of experience in advising on fundraisings across a variety of asset classes such as buyouts, growth, real estate, credit, and co-investment arrangements.