Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has cemented its reputation as Europe’s top funds firm, after advising on four of the region’s 10 biggest fundraisings of the year so far.

The firm scooped roles on private equity funds raising a total of €16.6 billion, according to bespoke data from Preqin compiled for Legal Week. Mandates included the year’s biggest fund so far, Cinven VII, which raised €10 billion. In total, the 10 funds’ value hit €25.6 billion.