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Simpson Thacher was profiled as a Law360 Fund Formation Practice Group of the Year. The Firm was recognized for its work advising on many of the largest and groundbreaking fundraisings for multi-strategy public firms as well as market-leading independent boutique firms around the world. These included advising Blackstone Real Estate Partners IX on its $20.5 billion fund, the world’s largest real estate fund to date; Blackstone Infrastructure Partners on its $14 billion fund, among the world's three largest infrastructure funds; and Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners IX LP on its $16 billion fund, the second-largest private equity fund of 2018. Head of the Firm’s Investment Funds Practice Michael Wolitzer said, “with lawyers in eight of our offices working on fund formation matters, we’re able to advise clients across the globe because we have a singularly collegial culture and a distinct form of practice. Collaboration and other systems allow us to really provide a single product to the marketplace.”

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