Investment fund formation and management • London
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
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Edward Ford
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, London
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Work Department
Private Funds
Position
Ed Ford spearheads the Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP secondary practice, advising GPs and LPs on the structuring and negotiation of highly complex secondary market solutions. Ed’s work is wide ranging, covering GP-led continuation funds, tenders, strip sales, NAV-financings and preferred/structured equity financings, as well as LP-led secondary activity across the capital structure. Ed is widely recognised as a leading practitioner and has received a wide range of industry recognition, including being named as a “Next Gen Leader of Secondaries” by Private Equity International (2022) and as one of Europe’s “Private Equity Rising Stars” by Legal Week (2020).
Career
Ed joined Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in June 2023.
Education
BPP Law School, LPC (2011); BPP Law School, GDL (2010); Durham University, B.A. (2009).