Simpson Thacher Wins “Investment Funds Firm of the Year” and Ian Ho Named “Private Equity Lawyer of the Year” at the Asia Legal Awards 2022
06.30.22
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Simpson Thacher was recognized as the “Investment Funds Firm of the Year” at Law.com International’s Asia Legal Awards 2022 for its representation of leading global and Asia-based sponsors on many of the market-defining fundraising transactions in Asia Pacific in 2021. Our Asia Private Funds Practice also won “Investment Funds Firm of the Year” at the 2019 and 2017 Asia Legal Awards.
Corporate partner Ian Ho, who heads our Asia M&A Practice, is named “Private Equity Lawyer of the Year” for advising clients on complex and cross-border transactions throughout Asia last year. In addition, the Firm was also awarded “TMT Deal of the Year” for its representation of 51job, Inc. in its US$4.3 billion going private transaction.
The Asia Legal Awards are an annual awards series to celebrate important transactions and cases with the most complex and outstanding legal work in Asia. For more information on the awards, please click here.