Simpson Thacher represented The Carlyle Group (“Carlyle”) in the establishment of the Carlyle Energy Mezzanine Opportunities Fund, L.P. (“CEMOF”), which primarily targets investments in projects and companies in the power generation and energy sectors requiring capital of $20 million to $150 million per transaction. Carlyle has announced that CEMOF raised approximately $1.38 billion of total commitments.
The Simpson Thacher team representing Carlyle included Tom Bell, Jonathan Karen, Michael Sabin, Adam Glenn, Eduardo Goldberg and Matthew Kopko (Private Funds); John Creed and Sean Austin (Tax); Brian Robbins and Jeanne Annarumma (Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits); and Andrew Pagliughi (Blue Sky).
