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Thomas Bell

USA 2026

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Private Equity: Fund Formation

USA - Nationwide

6 years ranked

About

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USA

Practice Areas

Partner specializing in investment management. Founded and headed the Firm's Private Funds Practice. Advises clients globally on private equity funds, real estate funds, hedge funds and similar funds. Representative clients: CVC Capital Partners, Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan, Macquarie, New Mountain Capital, Pretium, The Sentient Group, Sterling Investment Partners, Waterton Global and Wealth Partners Capital Group.

Career

Joined, 1983; Partner, 1992.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association. International Bar Association. Past Chair, International Bar Association Subcommittee on Private Investment Funds. Founder, past Co-Chair, Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds.

Personal

Yale Law School (JD 1983); New College, Oxford University (MA 1980); Dartmouth College (BA, summa cum laude, 1978).

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the USA

Private Equity: Fund Formation - USA - Nationwide

Senior Statespeople

Individual Editorial

Thomas Bell advises leading asset management clients on raising large real estate and infrastructure funds. He has further experience of advising clients on secondary transactions.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Tom is one of the fathers of this industry – a tremendous practitioner.
Private Equity: Fund FormationChambers Guide to the USA

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