Simpson Thacher's role as the main adviser to major client Blackstone Group is being challenged in Europe, as the private equity house looks to widen the pool of firms it uses for important mandates. Legal Week has learnt that Blackstone is looking to several other US law firms to handle a growing pipeline of deals. Market speculation that private equity-headed buyouts and real estate transactions will pick up in the first half of 2014 has put several private equity lawyers on high alert in the City.
October 24, 2013 at 07:03 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett’s role as the main adviser to major client Blackstone Group is being challenged in Europe, as the private equity house looks to widen the pool of firms it uses for important mandates.
Legal Week has learnt that Blackstone is looking to several other US law firms to handle a growing pipeline of deals.
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