North America - United States • M&A/corporate and commercial
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Drawing on a network of attorneys specializing in tax, antitrust, IP, and real estate law, the team at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP combines firmwide expertise with core transactional capabilities to advise on all aspects of cross-border M&A. The firm has cultivated a strong network of offices across the US, enabling it to routinely assist major domestic and international corporations from across the tech, finance, and pharmaceutical sectors. Acting on behalf of an array of financial institutions, private equity firms, and boards of directors, the New York-based co-heads Michael Aiello and Michael Lubowitz are experienced handling all aspects of corporate governance matters, spin-offs, and hostile tender offer. Similarly based in NY, Matthew Gilroy routinely represents special committees and investment banks in multi-jurisdictional acquisitions. Frederick Green retired from the partnership in April 2023.
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- 'The firm is excellent in all ways. Michael Aiello is great at keeping everything balanced and putting issues in perspective. He has a very strong network within the M&A community.'
Key clients
- Advent International Corporation
- American Securities LLC
- The Blackstone Group, Inc.
- Brookfield Asset Management
- Brookfield Business Partners L.P.
- Cedar Fair, L.P.
- Centerview Partners LLC
- Churchill Capital Corp VII
- CPP Investments
- Glencore plc
- The Gores Group
- The Kroger Co.
- Lazard Freres & Co. LLC
- MGM Resorts International
- Micron Technology, Inc.
- Mudrick Capital Management, L.P.
- Paragon Medical Inc.
- Sanofi S.A.
- TPG Inc.
Work highlights
- Advised Micron Technology, Inc. on its $100bn commitment to build a semiconductor fabrication facility in New York state.
- Advised The Kroger Co. on its merger with Albertsons Companies, Inc. in a transaction that implies an Albertson enterprise value of approximately $24.6bn.
- Advised Centerview Partners and Lazard Frères, as financial advisors to Newmont Corp on its acquisition of Newcrest Mining Ltd. in a transaction that implies a Newcrest enterprise value of A$28.8bn.
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Michael Aiello, Michael Lubowitz