Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP leverages a deciated private equity team across the US, Europe and Asia to provide comprehensive counsel to global funds and their portfolio companies. Doug Warner leads the team from New York and is the key relationship partner to many of the firm’s most high-profile sponsor clients, bringing extensive transactional expertise to domestic and cross-border acquisitions and disposals. Co-head Kyle Krpata, based in Silicon Valley, is well-placed to advise on significant deals in the tech and manufacturing sectors, while New York co-head Christopher Machera is widely recognised for his expertise in leveraged buyouts. Based in Boston, co-head Ramona Nee continues to lead multiple high-value acquisitions for clients such as Advent, Providence, and TruArc. New York’s Timothy Burns is noted for his skill in public and private M&A, take-privates, and recapitalisations. Nicholas Doloresco is active on extensive tech sector deals from Silicon Valley, whereas Jenna McBain is frequently instructed on infrastructure and energy transactions from New York. Jakub Wronski also comes recommended, operating from Boston. The team saw several key lateral hires in 2024, with Jacqui Bogucki joining from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in April, Luke Laumann arriving from White & Case LLP in September, and Navneeta Rekhi and Tana Ryan making the move from Latham & Watkins LLP in July.
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Position

Co-Managing Partner of Weil, Co-Head of the Firm’s U.S. Private Equity practice and Co-Managing Partner of the Boston office

Career

Ramona Y. Nee is Co-Managing Partner of Weil, Co-Head of the Firm’s U.S. Private Equity practice and Co-Managing Partner of the Boston office. Her practice is focused on private equity and corporate transactions, including leveraged buyouts, minority investments and mergers & acquisitions. Ramona represents various private equity firms and growth equity funds, as well as their portfolio companies. She also counsels clients with respect to general corporate matters, including with respect to numerous joint ventures, strategic matters and corporate governance. She regularly represents some of the country’s leading private equity firms and their portfolio companies, including Advent International, Astorg, EQT, Providence Equity Partners, OMERS Private Equity and TruArc Partners, among others.

Education

SUNY Binghamton (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); Boston University Law (J.D., 2001).

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Key clients

  • Advaya Capital Advent International American Securities Antero Midstream Corporation Antin Infrastructure Partners Apollo NoArcosa, Inc. Ardian NoAstorg Partners Aterian Investment Partners Avista Capital Partners Bain Capital Battalion Oil Corporation BCI NoBlackstone Blue Star Innovation Partners, L.P. Brookfield CD&R Centerbridge Citation Capital Coatue Cobham Group Limited Contango Resources, LLC Cornell Capital Cove Hill Partners CPP Investments CVC EQT Galvanize Climate Solutions LLC Genstar Capital GHK Capital Partners Giant Eagle, Inc. Goldman Sachs & Co. Greater Sum Ventures GrowthCurve Capital H.I.G. Capital IMTT Holdings LLC Kainos Capital LP KSL Capital Partners Lee Equity Partners Linden Capital Montagu Motive Partners Neos Partners Nexa Equity NRDC Equity Partners Oak Hill Capital Oaktree Capital OMERS Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Pacific Avenue Capital Partners, LLC PAI Partners Parthenon Capital Permira Advisers Providence Equity Partners PSG PSP Investments Rangeland Energy Reservoir Capital Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P. Softbank Stripes Group, LLC Sumeru Equity Partners TCV Thomas H. Lee Partners Tidemark Capital, Inc. Tiugo Holdings, LP TPG Trive Capital TruArc Partners Ultra Maritime Vertical Knowledge L.L.C. The Visualize Group

Work highlights

Advised TPG in several matters, including the up to $3.4 billion acquisition of Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P.
Advised Advent International in several matters, including the sale of Sovos Brands, Inc.to Campbell Soup Company.
Advised American Securities in several matters, including its approximately $1.9 billionsale of Paragon Medical