Michael Vogel

Paul, Weiss advised OceanSound Partners in its acquisition of PAR Excellence Systems Inc., a leading provider of supply chain integrity and cost management solutions to the healthcare industry, from Northlane Capital Partners. OceanSound is a growth-oriented private equity firm that invests in technology and technology-enabled services companies serving government and highly regulated enterprise end markets. Northlane and PAR’s management team will continue as investors in the company. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Paul, Weiss team was led by corporate partners Michael Vogel and Angelo Bonvino and included partners Matthew Benedetto, Thomas de la Bastide, Lindsey Wiersma and Marco Masotti and counsel Marc Shepsman; intellectual property partners Chuck Googe and Jonathan Ashtor; tax partner Reuven Garrett; real estate partner Peter Fisch; executive compensation partner Lawrence Witdorchic and counsel Meghan Fox and Jake Glazeski; litigation counsel Audrey Paquet; antitrust partner Marta Kelly and counsel Todd Hahn; and environmental counsel William O’Brien.

Sep 9

1 min

Paul, Weiss is advising SBA Communications Corporation, a leading independent owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure, in an approximately $975 million transaction under which Millicom International Cellular S.A. will sell to SBA and lease back a portfolio of approximately 7,000 towers across Central America. Additionally, the companies will enter into a build-to-suit agreement under which SBA will build up to 2,500 additional sites to further solidify the partnership. The deal is expected to close in mid-2025, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. The Paul, Weiss team is led by partners Michael Vogel and Salvatore Gogliormella and includes, among others, corporate partners Maria-Leticia Ossa-Daza and Matthew Benedetto; tax partner Brian Krause and counsel Christina Cerrito; litigation partner Mark Mendelsohn and counsel Benjamin Klein; executive compensation counsel Bruce Goldberger and Sasha Belinkie; environmental counsel William O’Brien; intellectual property counsel Brianna van Kan; and real estate counsel Ruobing Chen.

Oct 28

1 min

Paul, Weiss is advising funds affiliated with Ares Management LLC, a major shareholder in Clear Channel Outdoor, in connection with Clear Channel’s sale to Mubadala Capital, in partnership with TWG Global, for an enterprise value of $6.2 billion. Clear Channel is a leader in U.S. out-of-home advertising. The all-cash transaction, announced on February 9, is expected to close by the end of the third quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. The Paul, Weiss team is led by corporate partners Michael Vogel, Lara Solomons and Kenneth Schneider, and includes partner Thomas de la Bastide; and tax partner Scott Sontag.

Feb 9

1 min

Paul, Weiss advised MDC Holdings, Inc., one of the U.S.’s leading homebuilders operating under the name Richmond American Homes, on its $4.9 billion all-cash acquisition by a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan-based homebuilder Sekisui House, Ltd. Under the terms of the deal, Sekisui House acquired MDC for $63.00 per share. MDC will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange. The Paul, Weiss team was led by corporate partners Bob Schumer and Michael Vogel, and included, among others, Luke Jennings, Jarryd Anderson, Charles Pesant and Tong Yu and counsel David Sobel, Nathan Mitchell and Katherine Shaia; executive compensation partner Lawrence Witdorchic and counsel Sasha Belinkie; litigation partners Geoffrey Chepiga, Jaren Janghorbani and John Carlin and counsel Jacobus Schutte, Matthew Stachel and Steven Herzog; tax partners Brian Krause and Sohail Itani; intellectual property partner Claudine Meredith-Goujon; antitrust counsel John Magruder and Marta Kelly; and environmental counsel William O'Brien.

Apr 19

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