Michael Wolitzer

Simpson Thacher's Chair of Funds and Funds Adjacencies, focusing on private investing and other facets of "alternative asset management." Has represented some of the largest and most well-known sponsors of private investment funds, including Apax Partners, Blackstone, Centerbridge, Lexington, Patria, Silver Lake and Sixth Street. In addition to private equity funds, has represented sponsors in other alternative asset classes, including real estate, energy/infrastructure, secondaries and credit/distressed debt, as well as on SMAs and fund structured products. Also has represented global financial institutions in the establishment of their employee investment programs; family offices on their investment activities; acquisitions of, and investments in, private investment firms (including several minority stakes and control transactions); buyers, sellers and sponsors regarding the disposition of private fund interests, GP-Led Secondaries and other secondary transactions; and founders and other stakeholders in connection with carried interest and other customized internal arrangements. · Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

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Michael Wolitzer is the Chair of Funds and Funds Adjacencies at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, specializing in private investing and alternative asset management. He has represented numerous sponsors of private investment funds in areas including private equity, real estate, energy/infrastructure, secondaries, and credit/distressed debt.

Practice areas

Private EquityInvestment FundsAlternative Asset ManagementFund FormationReal EstateEnergy/InfrastructureSecondariesCredit/Distressed Debt

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United States

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP · Simpson Thacher's Chair of Funds and Funds Adjacencies, focusing on private investing and other facets of "alternative asset management." Has represented some of the largest and most well-known sponsors of private investment funds, including Apax Partners, Blackstone, Centerbridge, Lexington, Patria, Silver Lake and Sixth Street. In addition to private equity funds, has represented sponsors in other alternative asset classes, including real estate, energy/infrastructure, secondaries and credit/distressed debt, as well as on SMAs and fund structured products. Also has represented global financial institutions in the establishment of their employee investment programs; family offices on their investment activities; acquisitions of, and investments in, private investment firms (including several minority stakes and control transactions); buyers, sellers and sponsors regarding the disposition of private fund interests, GP-Led Secondaries and other secondary transactions; and founders and other stakeholders in connection with carried interest and other customized internal arrangements.

United States

Expertise

Private EquityReal EstateEnergy/InfrastructureSecondariesCredit/Distressed DebtFund FormationAlternative Asset Management

Education

J.D., Columbia Law School (James Kent Scholar; Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar)
A.B., Duke University (magna cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa)