Simpson Thacher represented The Carlyle Group in the establishment of its fourth fund dedicated to buyouts and other private equity investments in Asia, Carlyle Asia Partners IV, L.P. Carlyle has announced that CAP IV raised $3.9 billion of total commitments, exceeding its target. The fund is reported to be the second-largest private equity fund ever raised for Asia investments.
The Simpson Thacher team representing Carlyle included Glenn Sarno, Crystal Frierson, Wei Guo, Michael Ceulen, Jeffrey Lieberman, Jennifer McGroarty, Christopher Freeman, David Daniels and Matthew Stichinsky (Corporate); Brian Robbins and Jeanne Annarumma (ERISA); Mark Chorazak (Bank Regulatory); and John Creed and Jodi Sackel (Tax).
