Simpson Thacher represented KKR & Co. L.P. in the establishment of its first European real estate fund, KKR Real Estate Partners Europe L.P., which raised $739 million in capital commitments to invest in opportunistic investments in real estate and real estate-related transactions primarily in Western Europe.
The Simpson Thacher team included Jason Herman, Steve Homan, Doug Brown, Deb Gruen and Geraldine Rothschild (Corporate); Marcy Geller, Joseph Tootle and Jasmine Hay (Tax); Jeanne Annarumma (ERISA); Paul Dodd and Mark Chorazak (Regulatory); and Mary Touchstone, Amy Ward, Ashley Belton and Ed Bersuder (Credit).