William Aitken-Davies

Paul, Weiss is advising the Ardonagh Group and its shareholders, including Madison Dearborn Partners and HPS Investment Partners, on an equity investment from funds managed by Stone Point Capital LLC valuing Ardonagh at $14 billion. Ardonagh is one of the world’s largest independent insurance distribution platforms and a top-20 global broker. Completion of the transaction is expected in mid-2025, subject to customary closing conditions. The Paul, Weiss team is led by corporate partners Will Aitken-Davies, Adam Givertz and Dan Schuster-Woldan and includes counsel Nathan Mitchell and tax partners Timothy Lowe, Robert Holo, Cian O’Connor and Scott Sontag and counsel Jamie Chambers; antitrust partner Ross Ferguson and partner-elect Yuni Sobel; and intellectual property partner John Patten.

Dec 17

1 min

Paul, Weiss is advising General Atlantic in its minority investment in Bridgepoint’s portfolio company Kyriba, a global leader in liquidity performance that empowers CFOs, treasurers and IT leaders to connect, protect, forecast and optimize their liquidity. The transaction values Kyriba at over $3 billion and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2024. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Paul, Weiss team is led by corporate partners Matthew Abbott, Will Aitken-Davies and Rohan Dey, and includes partners Cullen Sinclair, James King, Neel Sachdev and Kanesh Balasubramaniam and counsel Caitlin Kelly; intellectual property partner John Patten and counsel Alex Zapalowski; litigation partners Nicole Succar and John Carlin; tax partners Lindsay Parks and Timothy Lowe and counsel Caroline Inker and Mashiho Yuasa; antitrust partners Annie Herdman and Nicole Kar and counsel Yuni Sobel and Lauren O'Brien; and executive compensation partner Jarrett Hoffman and counsel Bruce Goldberger.

Oct 16

1 min

Paul, Weiss is advising KPS Capital Partners, LP, in its carve-out acquisition of INEOS Composites from INEOS Enterprises Holdings II Ltd for an estimated consideration of approximately €1.7 billion ($1.78 billion) at completion. INEOS Composites is a leading global manufacturer of unsaturated polyester resins, vinyl ester resins and gelcoats used in the production of plastic composites for a wide range of applications across large global end-markets. Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, and Barcelona, Spain, INEOS Composites has approximately 900 employees and operates 17 manufacturing facilities and three technology centers across North and South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2025, subject to regulatory approvals and consultation processes. The Paul, Weiss team is led by corporate partners Angelo Bonvino, Rohan Dey and Will Aitken-Davies, and includes, among others, partners Neel Sachdev, Suhan Shim, Kanesh Balasubramaniam, Cullen Sinclair and Manuel Frey, and counsel Nathan Mitchell; tax partners Timothy Lowe, Robert Killip and Cian O’Connor, and counsel Jamie Chambers, Adam Parry and Samir Kurani; intellectual property partner John Patten, and counsel Alex Zapalowski and Matthew Rosenberg; antitrust partners Ross Ferguson and Annie Herdman, and counsel Yuni Sobel and Chad de Souza; real estate partner Peter Fisch; litigation partners Jessica Carey, Aidan Synnott and Nicole Succar, and counsel Marques Tracy, Benjamin Klein and Daniel Levi; and environmental counsel William O’Brien.

Dec 4

1 min

Paul, Weiss advised investment funds managed by leading European private equity firm TDR Capital LLP on the M&A, debt financing, tax structuring and antitrust aspects of their acquisition of Acqua & Sapone from H.I.G. Capital and the founding Barbarossa family. Acqua & Sapone is Italy’s leading non-food discount retail brand selling a wide range of household and cosmetic products. H.I.G. and the founders retained an equity stake in Acqua & Sapone. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Paul, Weiss team was led by corporate partners Will Aitken-Davies and Rohan Dey, and included partners Neel Sachdev, Matthew Merkle and Nicolò Ascione; tax partner Timothy Lowe; antitrust partner Annie Herdman and counsel Lauren O’Brien; and intellectual property partner John Patten.

Oct 22

1 min

Paul, Weiss is advising General Atlantic and its climate growth fund, BeyondNetZero, on an investment in Technosylva, a global leader in catastrophic event risk management and simulation modeling software. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Technosylva’s platform is used by electric utilities, government agencies, insurers, and financial services firms worldwide to manage over 20,000 incidents a year, with nearly 1 billion simulations performed daily to strengthen critical decision-making. The Paul, Weiss team is led by corporate partners Ellen Ching and Matthew Abbott and includes partners Suhan Shim and Will Aitken-Davies, and counsel Nathan Mitchell; executive compensation partner Lawrence Witdorchic; tax partners Reuven Garrett and Lindsay Parks; antitrust partners Annie Herdman, Henrik Morch and Marta Kelly, and counsel Chad de Souza; litigation partner Jessica Carey and counsel Audrey Paquet and Marques Tracy; real estate partner Peter Fisch; intellectual property counsel Brianna van Kan; and environmental counsel William O'Brien.

Nov 25

1 min