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Jacqueline B. Clinton
 

Jacqueline B. Clinton

Partner
 
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017 

Jackie Clinton advises on the tax aspects of a broad range of corporate matters, such as the formation and structuring of private investment funds, mergers and acquisitions, secondaries transactions, GP-led restructurings, as well as minority stakes deals. Jackie regularly represents prominent private equity sponsors on transactions across several industries, including infrastructure, technology, and real estate, among others. 

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Work Highlights
  • Hellman & Friedman in multiple transactions, including in raising $16 billion for Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners IX, $24.4 billion for Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners X
  • Stonepeak in multiple transactions, including its $3 billion recapitalization of Cologix; establishment of Stonepeak Infrastructure Fund IV, which achieved its hard cap of $14 billion; and acquisition of Rinchem; as well as a minority investment by Blue Owl’s GP Strategic Capital platform
  • Silver Lake in multiple transactions, including in the establishment of a new long-term investment strategy supported by a $2 billion investment by Mubadala Investment Company, $1.2 billion strategic investment in Integrity Marketing Group and raising $20 billion for Silver Lake Partners VI
  • Rubicon Technology Partners in multiple transactions, including raising $1.3 billion for Rubicon Technology Partners III and raising $1.7 billion for Rubicon Technology Partners IV
  • EQT, alongside CPPIB, in their $2.7 billion acquisition of a majority equity stake in Waystar and subsequent acquisition of Recondo Technology by Waystar, and EQT in its acquisition of a majority interest in Aldevron and its majority investment in Storable Inc.
  • Technology Crossover Ventures in multiple transactions, including raising $3 billion for TCV X, raising $4 billion for TCV XI, and in its acquisitions of Oversight and Watermark Insights
Education
  • University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, 2012 J.D.; Business Law Certificate
    California Law Review
  • Georgetown University, 2007 B.S.F.S.
    cum laude
Admissions
  • New York 2013

Jackie Clinton is a Partner in Simpson Thacher’s Tax Practice based in New York. She advises on the tax aspects of a broad range of corporate matters, including the formation and structuring of private investment funds, mergers and acquisitions, secondaries transactions including traditional and synthetic secondaries acquisitions and dispositions, and GP-led restructurings, as well as minority stakes deals. Jackie regularly represents prominent private equity sponsors, including Hellman & Friedman, Silver Lake, Stonepeak, BlackRock and KKR.

Jackie has advised:

  • Hellman & Friedman in multiple transactions, including in raising $16 billion for Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners IX, $24.4 billion for Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners X
  • Stonepeak in multiple transactions, including its $3 billion recapitalization of Cologix; establishment of Stonepeak Infrastructure Fund IV, which achieved its hard cap of $14 billion; and acquisition of Rinchem; as well as a minority investment by Blue Owl’s GP Strategic Capital platform
  • Silver Lake in multiple transactions, including in the establishment of a new long-term investment strategy supported by a $2 billion investment by Mubadala Investment Company, $1.2 billion strategic investment in Integrity Marketing Group and raising $20 billion for Silver Lake Partners VI
  • Rubicon Technology Partners in multiple transactions, including raising $1.3 billion for Rubicon Technology Partners III and raising $1.7 billion for Rubicon Technology Partners IV
  • EQT, alongside CPPIB, in their $2.7 billion acquisition of a majority equity stake in Waystar and subsequent acquisition of Recondo Technology by Waystar, and EQT in its acquisition of a majority interest in Aldevron and its majority investment in Storable Inc.
  • Technology Crossover Ventures in multiple transactions, including raising $3 billion for TCV X, raising $4 billion for TCV XI, and in its acquisitions of Oversight and Watermark Insights
  • Clearlake Capital Group in multiple transactions, including raising $3.6 billion for Clearlake Capital Partners Fund V and in its acquisition of a majority stake in WhiteStar Asset Management
  • Corsair Capital in multiple transactions, including raising $1 billion for Corsair V Financial Services Capital Partners and in its acquisition of the Multi Service Payment Solutions Business
  • Portfolio Advisors in its merger with FS Investments, creating a $73 billion alternative investment firm
  • KSL Capital in raising $2.7 billion for KSL Capital Partners V
  • Riverwood Capital in raising $1.8 billion for its fourth-generation funds
  • Riverwood Capital in the formation and fundraising of Riverwood Capital Partners III, which raised over $1.4 billion
  • Carlyle in its minority investment by CAPTRUST Financial Advisors

Jackie received her J.D. and Business Law Certificate from the University of California Berkeley School of Law in 2012 and her B.S.F.S. from Georgetown University, cum laude, in 2007.

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