Matthew Merkle

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 Stonepeak, a leading investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, on the financing for its acquisition of Forgital Group from global investment firm Carlyle. Forgital is a top manufacturer of advanced forged and machine-finished components for aerospace and industrial end markets. The Paul, Weiss team is led by corporate partners Matthew Merkle, Eric Wedel, Neel Sachdev and associate Marco Bagnato, and includes partners Nicolò Ascione and Silvia Menendez; and tax partners Cian O’Connor and Timothy Lowe.

Dec 16

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

Paul, Weiss advised Investindustrial on the financing aspects of its acquisition of leading North American private label snacking and beverage manufacturer TreeHouse Foods, Inc., for an enterprise value of $2.9 billion. The financing for the take-private transaction consisted of proceeds from a first lien credit facility and an offering of senior secured notes. The group also entered into an asset-backed loan facility in connection with the transaction. The Paul, Weiss team was led by corporate partners Eric Wedel, Matthew Leist, Caroline Epstein, Neel Sachdev, Matthew Merkle, Deirdre Jones and Stefan Arnold-Soulby and included partner Reva Raghavan; tax partner Robert Holo and counsel Samir Kurani; and intellectual property partner Jonathan Ashtor.

Feb 11

1 min