Brian C. Lavin > Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Tower transactions are a key focus for Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and the telecoms and broadcast transactional practice handles both national and global matters within the communications tower industry. With a clientele including public and private companies, institutional investors and private equity sponsors, the group handles M&A, joint ventures and capital markets transactions across the TMT, cable, broadcasting, satellite and wireless sectors. The team is also involved in various cross-border transactions, advising clients on the acquisition and disposition of international assets and financings. Brian C. Lavin leads the New York-based team, which has shown growth in recent years, with Ravi Purohit joining as practice co-head in September 2023.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP remains a prolific presence in the transactional private equity space, handling a consistently high volume of sell- and buy-side transactions for leading asset managers such as Apollo and General Atlantic as well as established middle-market sponsors such as Oak Hill. The team covers a wide range of transactions, ranging from growth capital investments to high-value take-private acquisitions as well as cross-border buyouts and exits. Distressed acquisitions are a further area of specialism for the team, whose sector expertise encompasses industrials, retail, tech, healthcare, and financial services, including fund mergers. Matthew W. Abbott handles a wide range of investments and divestitures as well as joint ventures and carve-out transactions and co-heads the team with Angelo Bonvino, who serves as a key contact for leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations as well as complexly structured transactions between sponsors and strategic parties. Brian Scrivani routinely acts on high-value take-private deals, Brian C. Lavin guides funds through investments in the infrastructure sector, and Ellen Ching primarily handles buyouts in the life sciences space. Broad private equity experts Sarah Stasny, Ted Ackerman, and Cullen Sinclair are also highly recommended. Justin Rosenberg departed the team in June 2023, while former practice co-head Taurie Zeitzer left in December 2023. All contacts mentioned are based in the firm’s New York office.