Lauren King

Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Moderator

Lauren King is Head of Simpson Thacher's Secondaries Practice and a leading advisor in the private equity secondaries market. She advises sponsors, investors and asset managers on a broad range of secondaries transactions, including continuation funds, GP-led transactions, preferred equity investments, and traditional and synthetic secondary acquisitions and dispositions. Lauren also counsels clients on the formation, structuring and operation of secondaries funds and related strategic matters.

A Band 1-ranked lawyer in Chambers USA and a Legal 500 "Next Generation Partner," Lauren is widely recognized for her leadership in the secondaries space and her counsel to many of the world's leading investment firms.