Barrie Covit
Co-Head of Simpson Thacher's Investment Funds Practice. Focuses on alternative asset management. Has represented some of the largest and best known sponsors of private equity funds including Carlyle, KKR, BlackRock, J.C. Flowers, Lexington Partners, Corsair Capital, and EQT. He has represented sponsors of funds that focus on investments in specific asset classes—including energy, financial services and the secondary market—throughout the world, including in Western Europe, South Africa and Brazil. Mr. Covit represented the United States Treasury Department in connection with the establishment of its $30 billion Public-Private Investment Program to purchase legacy assets from financial institutions. Notably, Mr. Covit was named by Law360 as an “MVP” for 2024. · Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
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Barrie Covit is Co-Head of Simpson Thacher's Investment Funds Practice, focusing on alternative asset management. He has represented major private equity fund sponsors and advised the U.S. Treasury on its Public-Private Investment Program.
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- Columbia Law School, J.D., 1998
- McGill University, B.C., 1995