Weil advised Blackstone in its acquisition of Sustana Group, a leading manufacturer of premium, sustainable recycled fiber, paper and packaging products. The transaction closed on December 1, 2021. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The Weil team that advised Blackstone was led by Private Equity partners Christopher Machera and Jenna McBain and included Private Equity associates Larissa Lucas, Sam de Blecourt, Stephen Jaber and Gracy Wang. The team also included Tax partner Hillel Jacobson; Tax associate Nikolai Karetnyi; Executive Compensation & Benefits partners Amy Rubin and Aimee Adler; Executive Compensation & Benefits associate Ace Szmolyan (Not Yet Admitted in New York); Technology & IP Transactions partner Jeffrey Osterman; Technology & IP Transactions/Privacy associates Lauren Springer, Catherine Kim, Maryann Thompson and Tyler Fredricks; Capital Markets associate Gabriella Leonovicz; Environmental Head Annemargaret Connolly; Regulatory Transactions partner Shawn Cooley; Regulatory Transactions counsel John O’Loughlin; Regulatory Transactions associate Nathan Cunningham; Antitrust counsel Michael Naughton; Antitrust associate Marie-Marie de Fays; Employment Litigation associate Elizabeth Casey; and Litigation associate Stephany Bai (Not Yet Admitted in New York).