Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP’s tax practice, led by Paul Wessel, advises on sophisticated mergers and acquisitions, securitizations, restructurings, REIT-related work, and capital markets matters. New York-based Greg Featherman counsels clients on cross-border M&A, spin-offs and other divisive transactions, internal restructurings, bankruptcy and non-bankruptcy workouts, and the utilization of net operating losses, foreign tax credits, and other tax attributes, as well as consolidated return issues. In Silicon Valley, Jason Vollbracht was seen advising Coatue Management, LLC on the tax aspects of its equity financing in support of Silver Lake Partners’ $25 billion take-private of Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc., a global entertainment company focused on content, marketing, licensing representation, and event management.
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Key clients
- American Securities LLC
- Avolon Holdings Funding Limited
- Bell Canada
- BroadStreet Partners, Inc.
- Citigroup
- Coatue Management, L.L.C.
- First Brands Group, LLC
- Genstar Capital Partners, LLC
- Goldman Sachs & Co.
- H.I.G. Capital, LLC
- Inflexion Private Equity Partners LLP
- Iron Mountain Inc.
Work highlights
Advised Coatue Management, LLC on its tax aspects of its equity financing of Silver Lake Partners' $25 billion take-private of Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc., a provider of entertainment content specializing in marketing and licensing representation, and event management.
Advised Bell Canada, a provider of a full range of communication services to residential and business customers in Canada, on the tax aspects in connection with obtaining commitments for a senior unsecured term loan facility to finance the acquisition of Ziply Fiber, a provider of fiber internet in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
Advised Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and its portfolio company BroadStreet Partners, Inc., a national insurance brokerage, and Westland Insurance Group Ltd. (Canada), an independent insurance broker, on the tax aspects of a $3.6 billion senior secured term loan facility.
Practice head
Paul Wessel
Other key lawyers
Greg Featherman; Jason Vollbracht; Devon Bodoh; Joseph Pari