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Biography

Based in Boston, Kenneth Burdon is a Partner in Simpson Thacher’s Registered Funds Practice and will be resident in the Firm’s Boston office that will open later this year. Ken advises registered investment funds, business development companies (BDCs), investment advisers and other financial services companies and financial institutions on the full spectrum of product development and distribution and related regulatory, compliance and governance issues, as well as M&A, divestitures and split-offs, among other matters. He works with fund sponsors on the development of innovative products and counsels BDCs and closed-end funds on IPOs and other capital raising offerings. Ken also guides fund sponsors and distributors, BDCs and closed-end funds, mutual funds and others in routine and non-routine activities, such as seeking exemptive or no-action relief from the SEC and FINRA. Ken is also a leading voice in the closed-end fund industry on the topics of corporate governance and addressing shareholder activism.