Simpson Thacher advised CLSA Capital Partners, the asset management arm of CLSA, in connection with Sunrise Capital’s fourth Japan buyout fund, Sunrise Capital IV (“Sunrise IV”), which held its first and final close on September 23, 2020. Sunrise IV, which was oversubscribed, reached their hard cap of $450 million after four months in the market, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
CLSA Capital Partners is a leading Asia-Pacific private equity firm with offices in Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo.
The Simpson Thacher team included Adam Furber, David Azcue, Lily Rasel, Michael Ceulen, Xue Zhang, Lillian Kwok, Peter Thomas, Brendan Harvey, Mai Kristofferson and Li Jiang (Asia—Private Funds); John Creed, Brian Mendick and Abigail Hopper (Tax); Makiko Harunari, Atsushi Usui and Anuj Shah (Credit); Jeanne Annarumma (ERISA); Paul Dodd (London—Private Funds); and Keith Noreika, Adam Cohen and Spencer Sloan (U.S. Regulatory).