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Weil Obtains En Banc Appellate Victory for Farmers Insurance in Antitrust Multidistrict Litigation
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal with prejudice of federal antitrust claims in an en banc review of a consolidated appeal in the multidistrict litigation (MDL) entitled In re Auto Body Shop Antitrust Litigation.
Read MoreWeil Advises Strattam Capital in Formation of $230M Buyout Fund
Weil advised Strattam Capital in the formation of Strattam Capital Investment Fund II, L.P., a $230 million buyout fund focused on investments in the information technology (IT) industry in North America.
Read MoreWeil Adds Real Estate Partner Evan Levy in New York
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced that Evan Levy has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner. Mr. Levy will be a senior member of Weil’s market-leading real estate practice and will join its leadership team.
Read MoreWeil Advises Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in the $11B Take-Private of The Ultimate Software Group, Inc.
Weil is advising Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), as part of a consortium led by Hellman & Friedman that also included Blackstone and GIC, in the consortium’s approximately $11 billion take-private acquisition of The Ultimate Software Group, Inc., a global provider of human capital management (HCM) solutions in the cloud. The transaction is expected to close in mid-2019 and is subject to customary closing conditions including regulatory approvals.
Read MoreWeil to Add Private Equity Partner Mark Thompson in London
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced that Mark Thompson will join the firm as a private equity partner in London to further strengthen Weil’s offering to clients in the real assets sector. Mark will work closely with Real Assets partners James MacArthur, Paul Hibbert and Anthea Bamford.
Read MoreWeil Wins Decisive Victory for Morgan Stanley in Multi-Billion Dollar Tribune Co. Dispute
Weil secured a significant victory for Morgan Stanley in a long-running, $4 billion dispute arising out of the 2007 Tribune Co. leveraged buy-out (LBO) and the company’s subsequent bankruptcy.
Read MoreWeil Advises Eli Lilly and Company in its $8B Acquisition of Loxo Oncology, Inc.We
Weil is advising Eli Lilly and Company in its agreement to acquire Loxo Oncology for approximately $8 billion.
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