Drew Harmon

Drew Harmon is a Partner in the Corporate department at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. Drew’s practice focuses primarily on advising asset managers on some of their most complex transactions, including high-profile fund formation projects, mergers & acquisitions, secondaries transactions and founder transitions. In addition, his practice frequently includes matters relating to regulatory compliance and internal economic arrangements.

Drew’s experience has included representation of:

• Blackstone in its investment in AIG’s Life & Retirement Business as well as its $14.6 billion recapitalization of BioMed Realty
• Corsair Capital in its entry into a joint venture with Investcorp and the establishment of Investcorp Corsair Infrastructure Partners
• Portfolio Advisors in its merger with FS Investments
• Stonecroft Management in its minority investment in Thrive Capital
• Blackstone in the establishment of its Asset-Based Finance Group
• Onex Corp. in the establishment of the Onex Credit business and the formation of Onex Capital Solutions, L.P.
• GCM Grosvenor, AlpInvest Partners, Portfolio Advisors, Strategic Partners and other “blue chip” sponsors in various secondaries transactions
• Succession planning arrangements for founders and senior partners of various alternative investment firms
• Blackstone in a number of fundraisings, including Blackstone Real Estate Partners IX L.P., Blackstone Property Partners Life Sciences L.P., Blackstone Mileway Logistics L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners Asia III L.P. and Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies III L.P.
• Palladium Equity Partners in multiple fundraisings as well as the establishment of the Palladium Heritage Group
• Centerbridge in the establishment of Centerbridge Capital Partners III L.P.
• Several private equity sponsors in connection with customized asset sales, funds of one and separately managed accounts 

Drew received a Bachelor of Arts in Jurisprudence from the University of Oxford and an LL.M. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He also received a B.A. from the University of Cambridge.