Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced today that Aron Zuckerman has joined the Firm’s Real Estate Practice as a Partner in the New York office.
“The real estate industry is dynamic, and the rise of private credit continues to present unique opportunities for debt originations and other deals,” said Alden Millard, Chair of Simpson Thacher’s Executive Committee. “Aron’s lender-side financing expertise is highly synergistic with our sponsor-side real estate finance practice and will enhance our ability to provide clients with holistic financing advice across the industry.”
Ranked among the nation’s top real estate finance lawyers by Chambers USA and The Legal 500, Aron advises credit funds, private equity firms, banks, insurance companies and other institutional lenders in a wide variety of commercial real estate transactions. These include mortgage and mezzanine financings, preferred equity structures, A/B notes, participation interests, note-on-note and repo financing facilities, co-lender and intercreditor arrangements and multi-tranche workouts and restructurings. His experience spans CMBS, balance sheet, bridge and construction loans across all major asset classes.
“Our clients are at the forefront of the real estate industry and are consistently seeking diversified investment opportunities,” said Sas Mehrara, Head of Simpson Thacher’s Real Estate Practice. “The addition of Aron will bolster our ability to support clients looking at both real estate equity investments and debt investments and originations, and we are very excited to welcome him to the Firm.”
“Simpson Thacher’s Real Estate Practice is widely-known for advising the world’s most sophisticated real estate industry market participants,” said Aron. “I look forward to joining the stellar team to further expand the group’s practice and guide clients on the full scope of real estate credit opportunities.”
Clients turn to Simpson Thacher’s Real Estate Practice for advice on their most complex and significant real estate matters, spanning all areas of the industry, including mergers and acquisitions of both public and private real estate companies, sales and acquisitions of portfolios and individual assets, financings, debt acquisitions, real estate development, joint ventures, debt restructurings and workouts, and recapitalizations. With more than 100 lawyers across the Firm’s New York, London and Hong Kong offices, the Real Estate team is international and multidisciplinary in scope, enabling the Firm to offer institutional real estate investors a single source of advice for their most significant real estate matters.
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