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Simpson Thacher Represents Lehman Brothers in Establishing Global Merchant Banking Fund

08.17.07

Simpson Thacher represented Lehman Brothers in the establishment of Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking Partners IV. The Fund raised approximately $3.3 billion and will be focused on making control and significant minority stakes in small- to mid-cap companies. The Fund included approximately $1.2 billion dedicated to investments in Europe.

The Simpson Thacher team representing Lehman on the Fund included Glenn Sarno, Ian Schwartz, Justin Cooke, David Zabell, Christine Putek, Marc Messerli and Bryan Tollin (corporate); Brian Robbins and Jeanne Annarumma (ERISA); John Creed, Nancy Mehlman and Diane Gipstein (tax); and Mark Lab and Sean Cotton (Blue Sky and NASD).