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Simpson Thacher was ranked as the top legal advisor in Private Equity Real Estate’s (PERE) Fund Formation League Table, which covers blind pool private equity real estate funds and continuation funds. The Firm was recognized for topping the list both by total fund value and by total number of funds formed. Michael Wolitzer, Head of the Firm’s Investment Funds Practice, was quoted in the accompanying article noting how “the largest, most successful, most well-known sponsors are taking up more capital than ever before,” with the perceived safety of experience likely driving this activity amid a more tumultuous market. He also highlighted that a key area for fund formation in the real estate space has been focused on debt, explaining, “there are areas of real estate that are challenged. You can get now a very attractive return with the security of being in a senior position with debt in real estate.”

This follows Simpson Thacher’s recent recognition as the top legal advisor, both by aggregate value and total number of funds, in Infrastructure Investor’s inaugural Fund Formation League Table of blind pool infrastructure funds.

To read the full PERE article, please click here (subscription required).

To read the full Infrastructure Investor article please click here (subscription required).