Ben Steadman

Paul, Weiss advised Pango Group, a holding company that acquires and operates a portfolio of cybersecurity brands, on the financing of its merger with Total Security. Total security is an award-winning provider of antivirus protection. The combined company, Point Wild, is a holding company with an enterprise value of $1.7 billion and more than 25 million users worldwide, operating a portfolio of cybersecurity solutions for consumers and enterprises of all sizes. The Paul, Weiss team was led by corporate partners Ben Steadman, Stefan Arnold-Soulby and Eric Wedel, and included partners Caroline Epstein and James Langston; antitrust partner Scott Sher; and intellectual property partners John Patten, Claudine Meredith-Goujon and Jonathan Ashtor and counsel Elana Bensoul and Alex Zapalowski.

Dec 12

1 min

Paul, Weiss advised DigitalBridge Group, Inc., in its investment in OpticalTel, a leading provider of fiber-based broadband, cloud-based video and digital telephone services. OpticalTel announced its rebrand to Fibernow, accelerating Fibernow’s network expansion of its world-class fiber connectivity across Florida and elsewhere. The company’s partnership with DigitalBridge combines Fibernow’s fiber expertise with DigitalBridge’s investment and operational leadership to drive robust network growth across the state. The Paul, Weiss team was led by corporate partner Ravi Purohit and counsel Michael Spirtos, and includes partners Ben Steadman, Caroline Epstein and Eric Wedel and counsel Nathan Mitchell; executive compensation partners Andrea Wahlquist Brown and Jarrett Hoffman and counsel Jake Glazeski; tax partner Lindsay Parks; intellectual property partner Jonathan Ashtor and counsel Elana Bensoul; real estate partner Peter Fisch; litigation partners John Carlin and Jaren Janghorbani; environmental counsel William O’Brien; and antitrust counsel Yuni Sobel.

Oct 23

1 min

Paul, Weiss is advising HgCapital and General Atlantic in connection with the all-cash take-private acquisition of leading enterprise finance management platform OneStream, Inc., valuing OneStream at approximately $6.4 billion in equity value. Paul, Weiss is also advising the HgCapital and General Atlantic consortium on the financing aspects of the acquisition. Under the terms of the transaction, OneStream shareholders will receive $24.00 per share in cash, and the HgCapital-controlled entity will acquire OneStream’s outstanding shares, including those owned by KKR. HgCapital will be OneStream’s majority voting shareholder and General Atlantic will be a significant minority investor, alongside Tidemark. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2026. The Paul, Weiss team advising General Atlantic is led by corporate partners Matthew Abbott and Austin Pollet, and includes executive compensation partner Jarrett Hoffman and tax partner Lindsay Parks. The Paul, Weiss team advising the HgCapital and General Atlantic-led consortium is led by corporate partners Eric Wedel and Ben Steadman and includes partner Caroline Epstein.

Jan 6

1 min

Paul, Weiss advised Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, in its acquisition of Fleet Companies, a Tennessee-based regional trailer dealership and leasing company. Fleet will serve as the seed asset for a multifaceted national trailer platform that Stonepeak plans to build out through additional acquisitions and greenfield operations across the U.S. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Paul, Weiss team was led by corporate partners Eric Wedel, Ben Steadman and Caroline Epstein, and included tax partner Robert Holo and counsel Samir Kurani and Patrick Fasoro; intellectual property partner Jonathan Ashtor; real estate partner Peter Fisch; litigation partners John Carlin and Nicole Succar; executive compensation counsel Jake Glazeski; and environmental counsel William O’Brien.

Nov 18

1 min

Paul, Weiss is advising Warburg Pincus and its portfolio company Kestra Holdings on the financing aspects of Warburg Pincus’ sale of its majority interest in Kestra to funds managed by Stone Point Capital LLC. Oak Hill Capital will remain a minority owner of Kestra, a Texas-based financial services platform. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025, subject to customary regulatory approvals. The Paul, Weiss team is led by corporate partners Eric Wedel and Ben Steadman.

Oct 15

1 min