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Adam Furber

Global 2026

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Investment Funds (International Firms)

China

13 years ranked

Investment Funds (International Firms)

China

9 years ranked

Investment Funds

Japan

9 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Co-Head of the Firm’s Asia Offices, Adam Furber leads the Firm’s Asia Investment Funds Practice. Focuses in private investment funds, an area in which the firm has a preeminent international presence. Advises clients in Asia with the organisation of buy-out, credit, growth and venture capital, distressed asset, real estate, pan-Asia, Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan and South Korea focused onshore and offshore funds. Represents private equity sponsors in connection with joint ventures and asset management M&A transactions.

Personal

BA, Colby College; JD, University of Minnesota Law School. Based in Asia for more than 15 years, prior to which he was based in New York.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Investment Funds (International Firms) - China

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Adam Furber leads Simpson Thacher & Bartlett's Asia private funds team, with a proven track record of establishing complex closed-end fund structures across the Asia-Pacific region, and he is especially popular with Japanese asset managers. He is notably active on the formation and operation of buyout funds.

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Investment Funds (International Firms) - China

Foreign expert in Japan

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Investment Funds - Japan

Japan, expertise based abroad in China

Individual Editorial

Adam Furber heads the firm’s Asian private funds practice, offers clients extensive experience in fund formation, and is lauded for his knowledge of the Japanese market.

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Strengths

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Adam is very commercial and practical, and is a trust adviser. He understands client's needs and can provide us with viable solutions with business acumen.
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