Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP represents public companies, private equity funds, and sovereign wealth funds in direct investment reviews conducted by CFIUS. The team is well integrated with Weil’s wider and sophisticated M&A and private equity teams which ensures a strong workflow and breadth of expertise. Shawn Cooley leads the team from Washington D.C. and has a deep experience with CFIUS having served within US government departments across three administrations. Cooley is regularly supported on matters by Nathan Cunningham.
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Key clients
- Agiliti, Inc.
- American Securities
- Brookfield Asset Management, Inc.
- Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
- ChampionX Corporation
- Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc.
- Cynosure LLC
- Glencore PLC
- Greater Sum Ventures
- Groupe Lactalis
Work highlights
- Advising Glencore PLC, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, as the shareholders of Viterra Ltd on all CFIUS aspects of its approximately $18 billion business combination with Bunge Ltd.
- Advising ChampionX Corporation on all CFIUS aspects of its pending sale to SLB, a provider of a wide range of products and services to the oil and gas exploration and production industry.
- Advised Brookfield Business Partners on all CFIUS aspects of its pending sale of Westinghouse Electric Company, a supplier of nuclear plant products and technologies, to a consortium led by Cameco Corporation and Brookfield Renewable Partners.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Shawn B. Cooley
Other key lawyers
Nathan Cunningham