Simpson Thacher represented GSO Capital Partners LP, the credit division of The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX), in the establishment of its first European direct lending fund, GSO European Senior Debt Fund LP. The fund will focus primarily on providing private secured loans to large and mid-cap companies in Europe.
The Simpson Thacher team representing GSO included Jason Herman, Shannon O’Sullivan, Crystal Frierson, Daniel Daneshrad, Ken Myung Shin, Caroline Gross, Doug Brown, Jordan Cross and Geraldine Rothschild (Corporate); Nancy Mehlman and Jodi Schneider (Tax); Jeanne Annarumma (Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits); and Andrew Pagliughi and Jennie Getsin (Blue Sky).