Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Congratulations to?Courtney Marcus?–?Managing Partner of Weil's Dallas office?and Co-Head of our Banking & Finance practice –?on being recognized by D CEO in its?Dallas 500 publication as one of the region’s most powerful business leaders. This is the sixth consecutive year that Courtney has received this honor. Read more about Courtney’s achievements: https://lnkd.in/gSb3dkfD

A Weil team led by Private Equity partner Rick Frye is advising PSG, alongside Golub Capital and others, in the group’s $800 million investment in SaaS-based hybrid observability platform LogicMonitor. The transaction values LogicMonitor at approximately $2.4 billion, including debt. Read more about this transaction and view the full Weil team: https://lnkd.in/eaXnwXhY

Congratulations to?Martin Weatherston-Wilson?on being named?to Law.com International’s 2024?Private Equity Rising Stars?power list,?which?recognizes the top 25 private equity lawyers?under 40 who many consider to be the future leaders and rainmakers of the private equity legal market across the UK and Europe. Read more about Martin’s recognition?and professional achievements:?https://lnkd.in/eA8E69wS

Congratulations to Weil’s London Finance team on being recognized with Italian Desk of the Year honors at the 2024 TopLegal Awards. These awards recognize leading law firms and tax advisory firms providing excellent client service and innovative solutions in Italy. Read more about this recognition and Weil’s extensive experience in the Italian leveraged finance and high yield market: https://lnkd.in/esptH_Ne

A Weil team led by Private Equity partner?Omar Samji?is advising DT Midstream, Inc. in its agreement to acquire a portfolio of three FERC-regulated natural gas transmission pipelines from ONEOK, Inc. for $1.2 billion. Read more about this transaction and view the full Weil team:?https://lnkd.in/eJi3yUeS

In our Autumn issue of Weil Private Equity Sponsor Sync,?Jacqui Bogucki,?Brian Gingold?and Luke Laumann?highlight trends to expect for the year ahead in digital infrastructure investing. Read a summary of their insights below and the full Weil Private Equity Sponsor Sync here: https://lnkd.in/eEirfMHy

Congratulations to Graham Price on being named a Hong Kong Rising Star by Thomson Reuters’ Asian Legal Business. The annual Rising Stars Awards highlight Hong Kong’s next generation of outstanding lawyers who “continue to demonstrate exceptional potential in the industry while earning strong praise from their clients.” Read more about Graham’s recognition: https://lnkd.in/eSSgqPnS

In an article for Mergers & Acquisitions, Weil’s Head of U.S. Privacy and Cybersecurity?Olivia Greer?outlines three guideposts for optimized AI adoption and management. The rapid developments in AI and generative AI are transforming business functions across industries, including the private equity space. Firms have adopted and deployed AI solutions with lightning speed. From enhanced financial models to content summaries and content creation, and from diligence analysis to performance tracking, sponsors have traveled a long way from their early, hesitant experiments with ChatGPT. All of this forward motion is occurring in the shadow of surprisingly fast legislative and regulatory activity, as well as a quickly developing set of best practice standards. Sponsors can lead on AI, and they should also have best practices and potential risks top of mind. Read “AI + PE: What Private Equity Sponsors Need to Know” – https://lnkd.in/eCqwQiXN ? #AI #PrivateEquity

Congratulations to?Stephanie Srulowitz?on being featured as a Law360 Fund Formation MVP, one of only four lawyers in the U.S. to earn the distinction. In an interview with Law360, Stephanie elaborated on her proudest moments over the past year, including her work advising Crow Capital Holdings in its $3.1 billion Fund X, Lee Equity Partners in its $1.3 billion Lee Equity Partners Fund IV and Graycliff Partners in a $600 million fundraise. “Getting to partner with one of the premier real estate funds and help them achieve such a successful fundraiser was a big accomplishment,” Stephanie said of working with Crow Capital Holdings. Read more about Stephanie’s?achievements –?including her?work as Co-Chair of Weil’s Task Force on Women’s Engagement and Retention –?and conversation with Law360:?https://lnkd.in/eXRe_YzX #FundFormation #PrivateFunds

We are proud to have been ranked in Global Investigations Review’s GIR100 for the 10th consecutive year, highlighting our cross-border expertise in white-collar defense, regulatory and investigations work. The publication recognized Weil’s “strong transatlantic capabilities” and “reputation for navigating complex and sensitive engagements.” Congratulations to the Weil partners who were recognized as prominent investigations practitioners: Sarah Coyne, Britta Grauke, Hayley Lund, Jamie Maples, Christopher Marks, Jonathan Polkes, Daniel Stein, Robert Stern and Andrew Tulumello (Drew). Read more about these recognitions: https://lnkd.in/eB_nT7gg