Alex Zapalowski

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 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 General Atlantic as co-lead investor, alongside growth equity firm Stripes and other investors, in an $825 million investment in performance lifestyle brand Vuori. The transaction is structured as a secondary tender offer and will raise Vuori’s valuation to $5.5 billion. As part of the deal, General Atlantic Managing Director Andrew Ferrer will join Vuori’s board of directors. The Paul, Weiss team is led by corporate partners Matthew Abbott and Austin Pollet, and includes partners Christopher Cummings and Conrad van Loggerenberg, and counsel Caitlin Kelly and Judy Kim; antitrust partner Marta Kelly and counsel Todd Hahn; intellectual property partners Jonathan Ashtor and John Patten, and counsel Alex Zapalowski; tax partner Lindsay Parks and counsel Mashiho Yuasa; executive compensation partner Jarrett Hoffman and counsel Bruce Goldberger; and litigation counsel Audrey Paquet.

Nov 8

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 KPS Capital Partners, LP, and its portfolio company Eviosys, a leading global supplier of metal packaging, in the sale of Eviosys to Sonoco Products Company for €3.615 billion. The combination of Eviosys with Sonoco, a global leader in highly engineered and sustainable packaging, brings high-quality, sustainable and innovative packaging solutions to new and existing customers around the globe. Under the terms of the transaction, Eviosys will transition to the Sonoco brand and operate under Sonoco’s Consumer Packaging segment. The Paul, Weiss team was led by corporate partners Angelo Bonvino and Michael Vogel and partner elect Daniel Fuschillo, and included partners David Carmona, Manuel Frey, Suhan Shim, Timothy Cruickshank, Joseph Friedman, Matthew Merkle, Robert Zochowski and Roger Johnson and counsel Nathan Mitchell; antitrust partners Ross Ferguson, Annie Herdman and Richard Pepper, partner elect Yuni Sobel and counsel Chad de Souza and Lauren O’Brien; tax partners Robert Killip and Timothy Lowe and counsel Jamie Chambers; intellectual property partners Charles Googe, John Patten and Claudine Meredith-Goujon and counsel Alex Zapalowski; executive compensation partner Andrea Wahlquist Brown and counsel Lisa Krausz Eisenberg; litigation partners John Carlin, Aidan Synnott, Lewis Clayton and Nicole Succar and counsel Benjamin Klein and Audrey Paquet; real estate partner Peter Fisch; and environmental counsel William O’Brien.

Dec 4

1 min