Laura Turano

Paul, Weiss is advising Resolute Holdings I, LP, and its affiliates in their acquisition of a majority interest in CompoSecure, Inc., a leader in metal payment cards, security and authentication solutions. The deal marks the first investment by Resolute, an investment firm led by David Cote, executive chairman of Vertiv, and Tom Knott, former head of Permanent Capital Strategies at Goldman Sachs. Under the terms of the transaction, the selling shareholders will exchange the entirety of their class B units and associated class B shares for class A shares, eliminating the current dual-share class structure. The Cote family will make a $372 million investment through Resolute, and Dave Cote will become the executive chairman of the board of directors of CompoSecure. The transaction is expected to close by September 30, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. The Paul, Weiss team is led by corporate partner Laura Turano and includes, among others, partners Maury Slevin, Neil Goldman, Joseph Friedman, Suhan Shim, Michael Vogel, Aaron Schlaphoff, John Kennedy, Marco Masotti, Christodoulos Kaoutzanis, Timothy Cruickshank, Jennifer Songer, Kanesh Balasubramaniam, Manuel Frey and Patricia Vaz de Almeida, and counsel Stan Richards, Jason Tyler, Nathan Mitchell and David Sobel; intellectual property partners Bonnie Chen and Jonathan Ashtor; tax partners Robert Holo and Anne McGinnis and counsel Patrick Karsnitz; litigation partners John Carlin, Andre Bouchard, Jaren Janghorbani and Geoffrey Chepiga; antitrust partners Nicole Kar and Marta Kelly, and counsel Chad de Souza, Yuni Sobel, John Magruder and Lauren O’Brien; executive compensation partners Jarrett Hoffman and Jean McLoughlin, and counsel Sasha Belinkie; restructuring partner Jacob Adlerstein; real estate partner Peter Fisch; and environmental counsel William O’Brien.

Aug 7

1 min

Paul, Weiss is advising Carrier Global Corporation, a global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, in the sale of its commercial and residential fire business to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds for an enterprise value of $3 billion. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2024, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. The transaction marks a critical milestone in Carrier’s portfolio transformation following its acquisition of Viessmann Climate Solutions, successful divestitures of its industrial fire and global access solutions businesses, and pending sale of its commercial refrigeration business to Haier—all deals on which Paul, Weiss also advised. The Paul, Weiss team is led by corporate partner Laura Turano and counsel Dotun Obadina, and includes, among others, partners Scott Barshay, Lukas Richards, Steven Williams, John Kennedy and Luke Jennings, and counsel Bruce Gruder, Christopher Dickson and Nathan Mitchell; tax partners Jeffrey Samuels and Robert Holo, and counsel Alyssa Wolpin; intellectual property partners Bonnie Chen and Claudine Meredith-Goujon; executive compensation partner Jean McLoughlin and counsel Christopher Gonnella; litigation partners Lewis Clayton and Jaren Janghorbani, and counsel Audrey Paquet; real estate partner Peter Fisch; antitrust partner Marta Kelly; and environmental counsel William O’Brien.

Aug 15

1 min

Paul, Weiss is advising Secureworks, a global cybersecurity leader, in its $859 million all-cash take-private acquisition by cybersecurity provider Sophos, a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo. The transaction is expected to close in early 2025, subject to customary closing conditions. The deal will strengthen the combined company’s cybersecurity offering for small, mid and enterprise customers. The Paul, Weiss team is led by corporate partner Laura Turano, counsel Dotun Obadina and partner Scott Barshay, and includes partners John Kennedy and Patricia Vaz de Almeida and counsel Bruce Gruder, Jason Tyler and Nathan Mitchell; executive compensation partner Jarrett Hoffman and counsel Sasha Belinkie; intellectual property partner Jonathan Ashtor and counsel Matthew Rosenberg; and tax partner Brian Krause.

Oct 21

1 min

Paul, Weiss is advising General Mills, Inc., in its $1.45 billion acquisition of Whitebridge Pet Brands’ North American premium cat feeding and pet treating business from NXMH, marking General Mills’ fifth acquisition in the pet space. The business includes the Tiki Pets and Cloud Star portfolio of brands. Under the terms of the transaction, General Mills will fund the acquisition with cash on hand and new debt, and will assume operations of two manufacturing facilities in Joplin, Missouri. NXMH will retain Whitebridge’s European business and brands. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2025, subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions. The Paul, Weiss team is led by corporate partner Laura Turano and counsel Dotun Obadina, and includes partners John Kennedy and Patricia Vaz de Almeida and counsel Bruce Gruder; intellectual property partner Claudine Meredith-Goujon; executive compensation partner Jean McLoughlin and counsel Christopher Gonnella; antitrust partners Scott Sher and Marta Kelly; real estate partner Peter Fisch; environmental counsel William O’Brien; and litigation counsel Pietro Signoracci and Audrey Paquet.

Nov 14

1 min

Paul, Weiss advised private investment firm Rodina Capital in Rubicon Technologies, Inc.’s, strategic refinancing and $20 million preferred equity raise, which Rodina led. Rubicon is a leading provider of technology-based waste and recycling solutions. Under the terms of the transactions certain existing Rubicon debt facilities were refinanced with the proceeds of a new revolving facility. The Paul, Weiss team was led by corporate partner Laura Turano and includes partners Timothy Cruickshank, Suhan Shim, Cristina Amodeo and Manuel Frey, and counsel Marc Shepsman and Bruce Gruder; tax partner Anne McGinnis and counsel Patrick Karsnitz; intellectual property partner Bonnie Chen and counsel Brianna van Kan; executive compensation partner Jean McLoughlin and counsel Christopher Gonnella; restructuring partner Robert Britton; real estate partner Peter Fisch; antitrust partner Marta Kelly and counsel Yuni Sobel; and environmental counsel William O’Brien.

Dec 3

1 min