Simpson Thacher represented Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing in connection with the establishment of North Haven Real Estate Japan Strategy Fund (“JSF”), an approximately JPY131 billion (approximately US$900 million) inaugural fund dedicated to real estate investments across Japan. JSF expects to invest in a broad range of real estate-related opportunities with a primary focus on residential, office and industrial assets in Tokyo, Osaka and other major markets in Japan.
JSF’s investor base is comprised of Japanese pension funds and financial institutions, as well as foreign sovereign wealth funds and other institutional investors.
The Simpson Thacher team included Jason Herman, David Azcue, David Whelan, Xue Zhang, Haozhou Qiu, Mai Kristofferson, Juhi Kaushik, Ebonee Johnson, Chris Rowe, Ysabel Cubos, Woodrow Nimoityn, Justin Guo, Skyler Simon, Wade Landry, Angela Deng, Yuhei Watanabe (Funds); Nancy Mehlman, and Tova Pfeffer (Tax).