Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced that Angus Lennox will join the Firm’s London office as a Partner later this year.
Angus has more than 15 years of experience, most recently at Blackstone, where he is a Managing Director in the firm’s European real estate business, focusing on acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures. Prior to that, Angus worked at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP.
“Angus has deep expertise in the real estate private equity market across jurisdictions and is well known for providing creative and commercial advice on complex real estate deals,” said Alden Millard, Chair of Simpson Thacher’s Executive Committee. “We are very pleased to welcome Angus to Simpson Thacher.”
London office Managing Partner Jason Glover added, “Simpson Thacher’s London Real Estate team is a market leader, advising on some of the sector’s most challenging and impactful deals. The addition of Angus will further bolster our ability to continue to guide clients on their significant real estate matters.”
Farhad Karim, Chief Operating Officer of Blackstone Europe and the Global General Counsel of Blackstone Real Estate, added, “We would like to thank Angus for the invaluable contribution he has made to Blackstone over the past few years. We wish him every success and look forward to continuing to work with him in his new role.”
“The team at Blackstone is unparalleled, and I am honored to have spent many years working with this incredibly talented group of investment professionals and lawyers,” said Angus. “I am excited to begin the next chapter of my career at Simpson Thacher, a firm with an excellent reputation and track record, and I look forward to joining this exceptional team.”
Clients turn to Simpson Thacher’s Real Estate Practice for advice on their most complex and significant real estate matters, spanning all areas of the industry, including mergers and acquisitions of both public and private real estate companies, sales and acquisitions of portfolios and individual assets, financings, debt acquisitions, real estate development, joint ventures, debt restructurings and workouts, and recapitalizations. With approximately 100 lawyers across the Firm’s New York, London and Hong Kong offices, the Real Estate team is international and multidisciplinary in scope, enabling the Firm to offer institutional real estate investors a single source of advice for their most complex real estate matters.
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