Adam Arikat advises public companies and private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on the tax aspects of the full range of corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, investments, divestitures, joint ventures, financings and restructurings. He also advises sponsors on tax matters related to the formation of funds. He has deep experience counseling clients on matters across the real estate and energy and infrastructure industries, including the use of the IRA and tax credits.
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Work Highlights
Notable experience prior to joining Simpson Thacher includes representing:
- TGNR in its agreement to purchase Rockcliff for $2.7 billion
- Communications & Power Industries in its $1.385 billion sale of its Electron Device business
- Brookfield and Everise on Everise’s investment by Warburg Pincus
- Blue Owl Real Estate Capital in its sale leaseback with Bally’s to develop Bally’s Chicago casino and resort
- CBL Properties in its emergence from Chapter 11 restructuring
- Gores Holdings IV, Inc. in its deSPAC merger with United Wholesale Mortgage
Accolades
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The Legal 500 United States U.S. Taxes: Non-Contentious, 2023
Education
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New York University, 2017 LL.M. Taxation
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University of Texas at Austin School of Law, 2013 J.D., with Honors
Order of the Coif
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University of California, Berkeley, 2009 B.S. Applied Math & Economics
Regents & Chancellors Scholar
Adam Arikat is a Partner in the Firm’s Tax Practice. Based in Houston, he advises public companies and private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on the tax aspects of the full range of corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, investments, divestitures, joint ventures, financings and restructurings. He also advises sponsors on tax matters related to the formation of funds. He has deep experience in addressing tax considerations related to high-profile real estate transactions, including the formation of REITs. He also counsels clients on matters across the energy and infrastructure industries, including oil and gas, renewable energy, energy transition and impact investments, as well as the use of the IRA and tax credits.
Adam was recognized in 2023 by The Legal 500 in the U.S. Taxes: Non-Contentious category.
Notable experience prior to joining Simpson Thacher includes representing:
- TGNR in its agreement to purchase Rockcliff for $2.7 billion
- Communications & Power Industries in its $1.385 billion sale of its Electron Device business
- Brookfield and Everise on Everise’s investment by Warburg Pincus
- Northleaf Capital Partners in its strategic partnership with Tillman FiberCo
- Rhodium in its merger with SilverSun
- Kimmeridge in its $200 million investment to launch Chestnut Carbon
Adam received his LL.M. in Taxation from New York University in 2017. He received his J.D., with Honors, from University of Texas at Austin School of Law in 2013, Order of the Coif. He received his B.S. in Applied Math & Economics from University of California, Berkeley in 2009 where he was a Regents & Chancellors Scholar. He is admitted to practice in Texas.