Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Jonathan Karen
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Private Equity: Fund Formation - USA - Nationwide
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"He is really exceptional, he is always accessible and a great listener. He's a pleasure to work with." "He is smart and a thought leader."
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Corporate Partner that has led recent efforts in industry’s most successful and market-defining private equity fund formations. Notable formations include Blackstone’s most recent flagship global real estate, corporate private equity, core private equity and core Asian real estate funds, Silver Lake, Stonepeak Infrastructure, Rockpoint Real Estate, Centerbridge Partners, and Carlyle U.S. energy and distressed funds. Jonathan also counsels investment firms on a mix of matters involving private investment funds, including stake sales, internal economic arrangements for private fund sponsors, regulatory compliance, M&A transactions and strategic investments involving private fund sponsors, joint ventures and spin-outs.
Career
Joined Firm, 2001; Partner, 2011.
Personal
BA, cum laude, Duke University (1998); JD, New York University School of Law (2001).
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