Kanesh Balasubramaniam

Paul, Weiss advised Oakley Capital and General Atlantic on their investment in Brevo, a European leader in customer engagement software. Bpifrance and Bridgepoint remain minority investors in the company. The new funding supports continued large-scale investments in AI, accelerated growth in the United States and an intensified M&A strategy. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Paul, Weiss team was led by corporate partners Kanesh Balasubramaniam and Neel Sachdev, and included partner Matthew Abbott; and tax partners Cian O’Connor and Deeksha Rathi.

Jan 20

1 min

Paul, Weiss advised United Group, a leading telecommunications player in southeastern Europe that is majority-owned by BC Partners, in connection with the issuance of more than €1.1 billion of senior secured floating rate notes and €355 million of holding company payment-in-kind (PIK) notes. Proceeds from the offering will be used to refinance existing debt. The Paul, Weiss team was led by corporate partners Matthew Merkle, Neel Sachdev, Kanesh Balasubramaniam, Nicolò Ascione and Marco Bagnato, and included tax partners Timothy Lowe and Cian O’Connor, and counsel Jamie Chambers, Samir Kurani and Patrick Karsnitz; litigation partner Nicole Succar; and executive compensation counsel Jake Glazeski.

Jan 30

1 min

Paul, Weiss is advising investment firm L Catterton on its acquisition of a significant minority stake in Parisian luxury perfume business EX NIHILO from leading European asset manager Eurazeo. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026. The Paul, Weiss team is led by corporate partner Roger Johnson and includes partners Kanesh Balasubramaniam, Andreas Philipson and Neel Sachdev; tax partners Timothy Lowe and Deeksha Rathi; intellectual property partner John Patten; antitrust partner Annie Herdman; and litigation partner Nicole Succar.

Jan 19

1 min

Paul, Weiss is advising Oakley Capital on the financing aspects of its acquisition of a majority stake in London-based GLAS, a leading global provider of loan administration and bond trustee services for the private credit market. Oakley is investing alongside La Caisse (formerly CDPQ), which has acquired a minority position, as well as Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, which will retain a small stake in the business. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Paul, Weiss team is led by corporate partners Kanesh Balasubramaniam and Neel Sachdev.

Jan 5

1 min

Paul, Weiss represented Inspired Education, a leading global premium school operator serving over 95,000 students in 125 schools across 30 countries, on its €2.44 billion refinancing. The financing is the largest-ever outstanding euro-denominated term loan B for an issuer in the education space, and final pricing was one of the most borrower-friendly B2/B rated issuances since February 2020. The financing package also includes the issuance of a new U.S. dollar-denominated term loan tranche. The Paul, Weiss team was led by corporate partners Kanesh Balasubramaniam and Neel Sachdev and associate James Tobin, and included partner Alena Thomas; and tax partner Rohit Pisal and counsel Samir Kurani.

Feb 12

1 min