Lex Move

Simpson Thacher adds six Weil partners, including two in London

Six Weil partners have joined Simpson Thacher across London and New York; two London hires work in secondaries.

6 October 2026United Kingdompartner move

Non-Billable reports that Simpson Thacher hired six Weil partners across London and New York, including London secondaries partners Simon Saitowitz and Charles Cooper-Isow. The group works across asset-management M&A, GP-stakes transactions and secondaries.

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The London hires strengthen a visible private-capital and secondaries bench. This is secondary reporting; the hiring announcement is reported by the source, with no separate effective date stated.

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Simpson Thacher hires six Weil partners, London and New York

Non-Billable · 2 October 2026