Vasanth Padaki

Based in London, Vasanth Padaki is Counsel at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, where he is a member of the Firm’s Private Funds Practice. With more than a decade of experience, Vasanth advises leading international fund sponsors on the structuring, formation and operation of private investment funds across a variety of investment strategies, including private equity, growth, impact and infrastructure together with bespoke managed accounts arrangements and co-investments. Vasanth has represented leading international fund sponsors such as Apax, CVC and Triton.

Representative transactions on which Vasanth has worked include:

• Apax Partners on the establishment of its $11 billion global private equity fund, Apax X, in 2021
• Apax Partners on the establishment of its $1.75 billion technology fund, Apax Digital Fund II, in 2021
• Apax Partners on the establishment of its second Israel focused fund, AMI Opportunities Fund II
• CVC Capital Partners on the establishment of its €21.25 billion private equity fund, CVC Capital Partners VIII, in 2020
• CVC Capital Partners on the establishment of its $1.6 billion technology fund, CVC Growth Partners II, in 2019
• Triton on the establishment of its €5 billion European buyout fund, in 2018
• Triton on the establishment of its smaller mid cap funds Triton Smaller Mid-Cap Fund I (2017) and Triton Smaller Mid-Cap Fund II (€815 million, 2020)

Vasanth received his B.A., LL.B. in 2008 from NALSAR University of Law, India. He is admitted to practice in England and Wales.