Private Equity

Weil is advising Gores Guggenheim, Inc., a SPAC sponsored by affiliates of The Gores Group and Guggenheim Capital, in its pending $20 billion business combination with Polestar Performance AB, a Sweden-based pure play manufacturer of premium performance electric vehicles, which is currently owned by Sweden-based Volvo Car AB and Zhejiang Geely Holding. The transaction is […]

Weil advised Ardian in its acquisition of a majority stake in Florida Food Products, the leading innovator, formulator and producer of vegetable and fruit-based clean label ingredients, through its U.S. buyout team from MidOcean Partners, for an enterprise value in excess of $1 billion. MidOcean Partners will retain a significant stake in Florida Food Products […]

Weil is advising CVC Capital Partners in its acquisition of a significant minority stake in Corporate Finance Group Inc. (CFGI), a leading non-audit accounting advisory firm in the United States, from The Carlyle Group and CFGI founders and management, all of whom reinvested with CVC, in a transaction that valued CFGI at $1.9 billion. The […]

Weil is advising Blackstone Growth in its investment in Dynamo Software, a premier provider of comprehensive cloud software for the alternative investment management industry. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. The Weil team that is advising Blackstone Growth is led by […]

Weil is advising Advent International and Distribution International Inc. (DI), a value-added distributor of insulation-related specialty fabricated products, HVAC products and safety supplies in North America, in DI’s $1 billion sale to TopBuild Corp., a leading installer and distributor of insulation and building material products to the U.S. construction industry. The transaction is expected to […]

Weil is advising Advent International Corporation and Agnafit Bidco on the $8 billion recommended cash offer for listed Swedish biopharma company, Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Sobi). This is the largest buyout in Sweden to date, and the largest Nordic buyout in more than five years. Weil is advising alongside Roschier who are providing Swedish law […]