Benjamin Wells

Practice Areas

A Partner in Simpson Thacher’s Registered Funds Practice in New York, Benjamin Wells is at the forefront of developing novel and commercial solutions for clients to provide individual investors access to private markets across all asset classes – real estate, private credit, private equity, infrastructure, sports, and others. His practice focuses on advising leading asset management sponsors including, Blackstone, Blue Owl, Brookfield, Clarion, Cohen & Steers, KKR, New Mountain, PGIM, Starwood Capital Group and TPG.

Benjamin brings deep market experience and knowledge in helping clients design, develop, and structure private funds tailored for individual investors, conglomerates, REITs, closed-end tender offer funds and interval funds, business development companies and various non-U.S. fundraising vehicles. He regularly represents these clients on transactional, regulatory, and ongoing governance and compliance matters.

Career

Joined Firm, 2008; Partner, 2020.

Professional Memberships

Benjamin is on the Institute for Portfolio Alternatives’ Board of Directors as an Industry Partner.

Personal

J.D., cum laude, University of Michigan Law School (2008); B.A., cum laude, Trinity University (2003).