Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP‘s M&A practice possesses significant transactional expertise, regularly engaged by a host of public and private companies in the life sciences, technology and financial services sectors, as well as several established private equity sponsors. The team is especially adept in hostile takeovers, takeover defence and shareholder activism scenarios. Co-leading the team from New York, Michael Aiello is a highly-regarded M&A specialist with considerable experience leading big-ticket transactions in sectors spanning life sciences, oil & gas, and retail. Co-head Michael Lubowitz handles an array of transactional mandates including hostile tender offers, spin-offs and private equity transactions. Co-head Matthew Gilroy is relied upon by a host of prominent clients in the financial services, energy and consumer goods industries. Sachin Kohli is recommended for his experience navigating complex cross-border public and private M&A transactions.
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Testimonials
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- Extremely competent and quick in understanding, formalizing, and proposing solutions for the main issues of a transaction. No waste of time.
- ‘Michael Aiello - amazing, a true asset for the team and the client, an exceptional lawyer who has both the soft client skills and hard legal skills.'
- 'Sachin Kohli - another great leader in the team.’
- ‘Michael Aiello is the best corporate lawyer I have ever worked with, especially in a board room.’
- ‘Depth of experience and personalized service.’
- ‘Strong client collaboration and highly strategic thinkers. Michael Aiello also has extensive relationships with practitioners within the M&A community that has been helpful to defuse otherwise difficult negotiations. The entire team are highly personable and easy to work with.’
Key clients
- Advent International
- Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.
- Bell Canada
- Catalina Marketing Corporation Inc.
- ChampionX Corporation
- Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc.
- Eli Lilly
- Foundation Building Materials
- Glencore plc
- Goldman Sachs
- Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.
- Hologic
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Sachin Kohli
Practice head
Michael Aiello; Michael Lubowitz; Matthew Gilroy
Other key lawyers
Sachin Kohli; Amanda Fenster