Weil Named SPAC Legal Advisory Firm of the Year by Mergermarket in 2021

Weil has been named “SPAC Legal Advisory Firm of the Year” at the Mergermarket North America M&A Awards. The award recognizes Weil’s expertise advising SPAC transactions and highlights the Firm’s accomplishments at the very forefront of the industry.

Mergermarket noted Weil’s success “representing some of the most prolific and experienced SPAC sponsors” in several of the most significant transactions in the market over the past year. The Firm’s recent representations include advising Churchill Capital Corp III in its $11 billion merger with MultiPlan, Inc., Foley Acquisition Corp. II in its $9 billion merger with Paysafe and Gores Holdings IV, Inc. in its $16.1 billion business combination with United Wholesale Mortgage, among many other high-profile transactions.

The inaugural Mergermarket North America M&A Awards recognize the top financial and legal advisers in M&A deals in North America. Honorees were selected based on the publication’s league tables and input from an independent panel of M&A experts.