Headed by the New York-based duo of Alexander Lynch and Michael Hickey, the ‘very responsive, knowledgeable, and collaborative’ Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP team has in-depth expertise in advising both issuers and managers on complex IPOs, follow-on equity offerings, and private placements. The team frequently draws upon its considerable multi-jurisdictional capabilities, predominantly with North America and the Middle East, overseeing acquisition financings and equity-linked securities. The ’incredibly hands-on and engaged’ Lynch specializes in strategic investments and major equity capital markets transactions, while Hickey has extensive experience in managing tender and exchange offers. Also in New York, Merritt Johnson stands out for his leveraged buyout and liability management transactions work, Heather Emmel is well versed in public and private mergers, and Ashley Butler is highlighted for handling private and public issuances of securities on behalf of sponsors and underwriters.
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‘Very responsive, knowledgeable and collaborative.’
‘Alex Lynch - incredibly hands-on and engaged; cares about the client and work product; very even temperament.’
Kernmandanten
- Acacia Research Corporation
- Air Methods Corporation
- Allego N.V.
- AMC Entertainment Inc.
- ASP BB Holdings LLC
- Blue Bird Corporation
- Cedar Fair, L.P.
- Core Scientific Inc.
- Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.
- First Watch Restaurants, Inc.
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised Morgan Stanley, as underwriter, in a $2.9 billion block trade of approximately 100,000,000 (including exercise of overallotment) shares of common stock of Keurig Dr Pepper Inc., a North American producer of flavored (non-cola) carbonated soft drinks, non-carbonated beverages, including enhanced and flavored water, ready-to-drink tea and coffee, juice, juice drinks, mixers and specialty coffee, and a producer of single serve brewing systems, by JAB BevCo B.V. and a concurrent repurchase of 35,000,000 shares of common stock by Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
- Advised Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and a major financial institution, as the lead underwriters, in a $1.1 billion initial public offering (including the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option) of UL Solutions Inc.
- Advised Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, as selling shareholder, in a $723 million block trade sale of subordinate voting shares of GFL Environmental Inc., a provider of solid waste, infrastructure & soil remediation, and liquid waste management services in Canada and southeastern Michigan.
Anwält*innen
Führende Partner*innen
Die stärksten Partner*innen ihres Praxisbereichs, die eine führende Rolle in signifikanten Mandaten einnehmen und weitreichende Anerkennung unter Wettbewerbern und Mandanten genießen.
Praxisleitung
Alex Lynch; Michael Hickey
Weitere Kernanwält*innen
Merritt Johnson; Heather Emmel; Ashley Butler