
Banking and Credit
Corporate Finance
Acquisition Finance
Investment Grade Finance
Leveraged Finance
Private Equity
Dorothy A. Hector is a Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, based in the New York office. She specializes in Banking and Credit, advising private equity sponsors, corporate borrowers, and financial institutions on a variety of transactions including acquisition financings, bank and bridge loans, and restructuring transactions. Dorothy has been with the firm since 2017, following her graduation from Harvard Law School. Her notable work includes advising on high-profile financings for clients such as Blackstone and Silver Lake Partners. Dorothy holds a JD from Harvard Law School, an MS from the London School of Economics, and a BS from Georgetown University.
Acquisition and Recapitalization Financing
Corporate Finance and Credit Facilities
Mergers and Acquisitions
Strategic Combinations and Transactions


- GTCR acted as the acquirer in this Acquisition transaction. - The acquisition was executed in the Security sector, strengthening the buyer’s strategic position. - The transaction was announced on 2025-09-15 00:00:00 with a reported value of 35000000000.
Sep 15 2025
4B
Private Equity
Partner
2025 – Unknown
Associate
2017 – 2025
Summer Associate
2016 – 2016
Special Assistant to the President
2012 – 2013

- Private equity funds managed by Blackstone and Corsair sold the stake/assets to private equity funds managed by Genstar Capital as part of a Private Equity transaction on not available. - Deal value was 3600000000 (source: AI Estimation) Sector: Financial Services; Location: USA. - On the seller side, not available advised, led by Anthony Vernace, William Allen, Elizabeth Cooper, Irina Nica, Robert Hausen, Avery Golombek, Greg Grogan, Courtney Thomson, Abigail Janik, Sophie Staples, Jonathan Goldstein, Lina Pan, Elizabeth Trask, Lori Lesser, Christian Bond, Owen Lysak, Laura Wallace, Bessy Zhu, Kristians Butins, David Blass, Stephanie Biggs, James Hahn, Meredith Abrams, Margaret Foster, Brian Gluck, Dorothy Hector, Callie Robins.
Mar 03 2025
4B
Private Equity
Jun 21

1 min
Summer Intern
2012 – 2012
Health Policy Intern for Congressman Edward Markey
2012 – 2012
Research assistant
2010 – 2010
Judicial Intern
2010 – 2010
Government Affairs Intern
2009 – 2010