Simpson Thacher represented Advantage Partners, Inc. (“Advantage Partners”) in connection with the formation of the Fund VIII Series Funds, a ¥300 billion (approximately $1.8 billion) Japan-focused buyout fund series. Oversubscribed at closing, the Fund VIII Series Funds are Japan-focused buyout funds managed or served by Advantage Partners, and one of the largest multi-investor buyout funds in Japan.
The Simpson Thacher team included David Azcue, Adam Furber, Xue Zhang, Li Jiang, Ian Zatkin Osburn, Sung Won Choi, Keng-Wen Lin, Lois Zhang, Iris Li, Vasu Mittal, Yuhei Watanabe and Caroline Bi (Asia – Private Funds); Nancy Mehlman, Shoshana Schorr and Benjamin Bressler (Tax); Makiko Harunari, Anuj Shah, Atsushi Usui and Zhendong Xu (Credit); Owen Lysak, Jack Harrison and Bessy Zhu (London – Private Funds); and Jeanne Annarumma, Erica Rozow, Alexander Kharash and George Gerstein (ERISA).