Blackstone to Acquire Harvest Fund Advisors
08.18.17
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Simpson Thacher is representing Blackstone in connection with its agreement to acquire Harvest Fund Advisors, an independent investment management firm with over $10 billion in assets under management. Harvest primarily invests capital raised from institutional investors in separately managed accounts and pooled vehicles, investing in public master limited partnerships (MLPs) holding U.S. midstream energy assets. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2017. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
The Simpson Thacher team includes Elizabeth Cooper, Lauren Colasacco and Todd Noelle (M&A); John Hart and George Davis (Tax); Greg Grogan, Patricia Adams and Jason Fixelle (Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits); Pete Gilman and Sam Francis (Private Funds); David Blass and Rajib Chanda (Registered Funds); Brian Robbins, Jeanne Annarumma and Sanyam Parikh (ERISA); James Rapp (PCAP); Josh Bonnie (Capital Markets); Lori Lesser and Lawrence Huang (Intellectual Property); and Joyce Xu, Lily Chen and Shimeng Cheng (Derivatives).