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Simpson Thacher Represents Blackstone in Establishment of BREP Europe IV

03.28.14

Simpson Thacher represented The Blackstone Group L.P. (“Blackstone”) in the establishment of its fourth European real estate fund, Blackstone Real Estate Partners Europe IV L.P. (“BREP Europe IV”).  Blackstone has announced that BREP Europe IV raised approximately €5.1 billion ($7.0 billion) of total commitments, which makes BREP Europe IV the largest dedicated European real estate fund ever raised.

 

The Simpson Thacher team representing Blackstone included Michael Wolitzer, Shannon O’Sullivan, Joshua Faber, Daniel Daneshrad, Fan Wei, Doug Brown, Nadine Mompremier, and Elyn Xing (Private Funds); Jeanne Annarumma (Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits); Nancy Mehlman and Sean FitzGerald (Tax).