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Simpson Thacher Represents The Carlyle Group in Establishing Carlyle's Second Mezzanine Private Equity Fund

03.04.09

Simpson Thacher represented The Carlyle Group in connection with the establishment of Carlyle Mezzanine Partners II, L.P.   The fund raised approximately $533 million of capital commitments and will be primarily focused on junior debt and minority equity securities in leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations and growth financings involving U.S. middle-market companies.

The Simpson Thacher team representing Carlyle included Tom Bell, Jonathan Karen, Bryan Tollin and Lauren Donner Chait (corporate);  Brian Robbins, Jeanne Annarumma and Paula Han (Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits); John Creed and Sean Austin (tax); Mark Lab (blue sky); and paralegal Kevin Catlett.