Yuni Yan Sobel

Paul, Weiss is advising QXO, Inc., a leading distributor of building products in North America, in its approximately $2.25 billion cash-and-stock acquisition of Kodiak Building Partners, a U.S. distributor of essential building products, from Court Square Capital Partners. The integration of Kodiak’s structural and exterior construction product offerings with QXO’s existing range will better position QXO to grow both market share and wallet share with large homebuilders. The deal is expected to close early in the second quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. The Paul, Weiss team is led by corporate partners Nickolas Bogdanovich, David Huntington and Scott Barshay, and includes partners David Sobel and David Hong; executive compensation partner Christopher Gonnella; tax partner Scott Sontag and counsel Alyssa Wolpin; intellectual property partner Jonathan Ashtor; antitrust partner Yuni Sobel; environmental counsel William O'Brien; and litigation counsel Audrey Paquet.

Feb 11

1 min

Paul, Weiss is advising KPS Capital Partners in its acquisition, through a newly formed affiliate, of The Wells Companies, Inc., a leading U.S. provider of above-grade precast concrete solutions. The transaction, announced on February 10, is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. Financial terms were not disclosed. The Paul, Weiss team is led by corporate partners Angelo Bonvino and Daniel Fuschillo, and includes partners Suhan Shim and Steven Kaye and counsel Matthew Burton; tax partner Robert Killip and counsel Samir Kurani; real estate partner Peter Fisch; intellectual property partner Chuck Googe; executive compensation partners Jarrett Hoffman and Arian Mossanenzadeh and counsel Annie Anderson; antitrust partners Ross Ferguson and Yuni Sobel; environmental partner Stefanie Gitler and counsel William O'Brien; and litigation partner Nicole Succar, and counsel Audrey Paquet and Marques Tracy.

Feb 10

1 min

Paul, Weiss is advising Gemspring Capital, a private equity firm with deep expertise in specialty software and data-enabled services, in its financial backing of FORM’s merger with Trax. FORM is the maker of market execution software GoSpotCheck and FORM OpX, and Trax is the developer of Image Recognition, which delivers AI-powered shelf-level insights for brands and retailers. The deal creates a global solutions provider uniquely positioned to help brands and retailers deliver excellence. Gemspring’s investment will help facilitate the combined company’s accelerated product innovation and global expansion. The Paul, Weiss team was led by corporate partners Ted Ackerman and Jeffrey Marell, and includes partners David Tarr, Marc Shepsman and Steven Kaye, and counsel Justin Fraterman; tax partner Scott Sontag; antitrust partners Aidan Synnott, Ross Ferguson and Yuni Sobel; intellectual property partner Chuck Googe; litigation partner Nicole Succar and counsel Audrey Paquet and David Cole; and executive compensation partner Rebecca Coccaro and counsel Lisa Krausz Eisenberg.

Feb 4

1 min

Paul, Weiss is advising quantum computing company IonQ on its approximately $1.8 billion cash-and-stock acquisition of semiconductor foundry SkyWater Technology. The combination will create a first-of-its-kind vertically integrated quantum platform delivering innovations for customers across the pharmaceutical, finance, and cloud and enterprise computing industries, among others. Following the close of the transaction, expected by the third quarter of 2026 subject to customary closing conditions, SkyWater will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary under the SkyWater name. The Paul, Weiss team is led by corporate partners Chelsea Darnell and Robert Kindler, and includes partners Timothy Cruickshank and Tony Rim; intellectual property partner Jonathan Ashtor; antitrust partners Scott Sher and Yuni Sobel; executive compensation partner Jean McLoughlin; and environmental partner Stefanie Gitler.

Jan 26

1 min

Paul, Weiss advised funds managed by Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P., on their strategic investment in Chord Music Partners, a leading management and acquisition platform for music intellectual property. This additional investment, along with the initial investment announced on August 14, will help Chord expand its recorded music and publishing catalogs while enhancing its ability to identify and execute new acquisition opportunities. Chord’s portfolio includes works from many iconic artists, such as The Weeknd, David Guetta, Lorde and John Legend, and the company counts a strategic partnership with Universal Music Group among its key existing music industry relationships. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed. The Paul, Weiss team was led by corporate partners Joseph Glatt, Austin Pollet and Julie Ann Lamm, and included intellectual property partner Chuck Googe; tax partner Reuven Garrett; and antitrust partners Richard Pepper, Annie Herdman and Yuni Sobel.

Jan 26

1 min