Divya Suwasini

Divya Suwasini is Counsel in Simpson Thacher’s Fund Transactions Practice, where she specializes in advising private fund sponsors on a broad range of sophisticated transactions. Her practice includes fund formation, multijurisdictional M&A, secondaries transactions (buy-side and sell-side), co-investment arrangements, minority and strategic investments, seeding investments, succession planning and incentive arrangements. Divya also provides guidance on complex leveraged buyouts, corporate governance, employment matters, and regulatory compliance for asset managers and their portfolio companies.

With experience gained from a secondment at one of the world’s leading infrastructure asset managers, Divya combines her global legal perspective with strong business acumen to deliver customized and strategic advice to clients.

Notable experience prior to joining Simpson Thacher includes advising:

• A Swiss-based global PE firm in a stapled secondary tender offer transaction with a leading U.S. based energy and infrastructure asset manager.
• Committed Advisors in connection with its role as a lead investor for a multi-asset GP-led continuation fund transaction.
• A U.S. merchant bank’s investment platform on its single-asset fund formation in connection with a preferred equity investment in the underlying asset.
• A global asset manager and family office in its minority investment in a U.S. investment manager widely noted as a pioneer in responsible investing.
• Macquarie Asset Management in the formation of Macquarie Infrastructure Partners VI, a $6.8 billion infrastructure fund.
• A U.S. middle market manager in the formation of an oversubscribed digital infrastructure fund with approximately $7.8 billion in capital commitments.
• An alternative credit investment manager in connection with the restructuring of its private funds focused on direct lending strategy.
• Thomas H. Lee Partners in connection with its acquisition of Automation Business from Brooks Automation for $3 billion in cash.
• A private credit investment manager on the formation of its flagship fund and evergreen fund focused on asset-backed lending strategy with approximately $3.4 billion in capital commitments.
• Post Road Group in a sale of minority stake to Capital Constellation.
• I Squared Capital in the formation of ISQ Global Infrastructure Fund III with total capital commitments of $15 billion.
• Clearlake Capital Group on the formation of Clearlake Capital Partners VII (Fund VII), a $14+ billion buyout fund.
• Blackstone Inc. in the formation of Blackstone Capital Opportunities Fund IV, a $7 billion fund.
• The Carlyle Group in the formation of its $645 million Carlyle Renewable and Sustainable Energy Fund, a global renewable energy fund.
• Macquarie Asset Management in its preferred equity investment in Pavlov Media, Inc., one of the largest independent providers of fiber-based internet connectivity to off-campus student housing in the United States.
• Apax Partners in its acquisition of a 20.4% stake in Shriram City Union Finance from TPG.
• Mueller Industries, Inc. and Atlas Holdings LLC in the acquisition of Tecumseh Products.
• TPG in its portfolio company, Sutures', cross-border acquisition of CliniSupplies.
• A Blackstone portfolio company on its joint venture arrangement with a petroleum company in Mexico.

Divya received a Bachelor of Laws (integrated) degree from NALSAR University in India and a Corporations LL.M. from New York University School of Law. A university gold medalist, she served as a graduate editor for both the NALSAR Student Law Review and NYU’s Journal of Law and Business. Additionally, Divya broadened her knowledge of international business laws with a semester at the Reichman University in Israel.