Peter Thomas is a Counsel (New York) in Simpson Thacher’s Hong Kong office and a member of the Firm’s Private Funds Practice. Peter’s practice focuses on the organization, structuring and operation of a broad range of closed-end and open-end private investment funds across multiple asset classes, including buyout, real estate, infrastructure and credit. His practice also includes advising clients on a wide variety of bespoke fund-related matters, such as separately managed accounts and other customized arrangements for large investors, joint ventures in individual transactions and investment platforms, co-investments (including a depth of experience on standing co-investment arrangements), GP-led secondary transactions and other liquidity transactions, and internal sponsor governance and economic arrangements. He also advises clients on compliance with the Investment Advisers Act and other regulatory matters that arise in the Asia-Pacific region. Peter’s experience includes representing Blackstone, Stonepeak, KKR, BC Partners, Carlyle, PAG and Seven Seas among others.
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Work Highlights
- Blackstone in a number of fundraises, including Blackstone Real Estate Partners X, Blackstone Real Estate Partners Asia III, Blackstone Capital Partners Asia II, Blackstone Infrastructure Partners and Blackstone Infrastructure Partners Europe and various co-investment vehicles and other separate accounts
- Stonepeak in a number of fundraises, including Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners V, Stonepeak Asia Infrastructure Fund and Stonepeak Opportunities Fund and various co-investment vehicles
- PAG in the formation of PAG Real Estate Partners III, its third pan-Asian core-plus/value-add real estate fund, which raised $1.8 billion
- BC Partners in the establishment of its “opportunistic” credit platform, including the $1.2 billion Special Opportunities Fund II and a series of SMAs and other alternative investment products
Education
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George Washington University Law School, 2014 J.D.
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George Washington University, 2011 B.A.
Athletes Dean’s List; NCAA Division 1 Varsity Water Polo Captain
Admissions
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New York 2015
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U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York 2015
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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York 2015
Peter Thomas is a Counsel (New York) in Simpson Thacher’s Hong Kong office and a member of the Firm’s Private Funds Practice. Peter’s practice focuses on the organization, structuring and operation of a broad range of closed-end and open-end private investment funds across multiple asset classes, including buyout, real estate, infrastructure and credit. His practice also includes advising clients on a wide variety of bespoke fund-related matters, such as separately managed accounts and other customized arrangements for large investors, joint ventures in individual transactions and investment platforms, co-investments (including a depth of experience on standing co-investment arrangements), GP-led secondary transactions and other liquidity transactions, and internal sponsor governance and economic arrangements. He also advises clients on compliance with the Investment Advisers Act and other regulatory matters that arise in the Asia-Pacific region. Peter’s experience includes representing Blackstone, Stonepeak, KKR, BC Partners, Carlyle, PAG and Seven Seas among others.
Peter’s experience has included the representation of:
- Blackstone in a number of fundraises, including Blackstone Real Estate Partners X, Blackstone Real Estate Partners Asia III, Blackstone Capital Partners Asia II, Blackstone Mileway Logistics, Blackstone Infrastructure Partners and Blackstone Infrastructure Partners Europe and various co-investment vehicles and other separate accounts
- Stonepeak in a number of fundraises, including Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners V, Stonepeak Asia Infrastructure Fund and Stonepeak Opportunities Fund and various co-investment vehicles
- PAG in the formation of PAG Real Estate Partners III, its third pan-Asian core-plus/value-add real estate fund, which raised $1.8 billion
- BC Partners in the establishment of its “opportunistic” credit platform, including the $1.2 billion Special Opportunities Fund II, the inaugural Special Opportunities Fund and a series of SMAs and other alternative investment products
Peter received his J.D. from George Washington University Law School in 2014, and his B.A. from George Washington University in 2011. He is admitted to practice in New York.