David Tarr

Paul, Weiss is advising Sagewind Capital LLC, a government technology-focused private equity firm, in its majority investment in Aechelon Technology, Inc., a premier provider of image generation software and complex databases enabling live-virtual-constructive training, mission rehearsal, sensor exploitation and command and control for full-flight aircraft simulators that train pilots across the U.S. Department of Defense. The transaction marks Sagewind’s eighth platform investment in the government technology sector. The Paul, Weiss team is led by corporate partner Ted Ackerman and counsel Robert Balis, and includes partner David Tarr and counsel David Epstein; tax partner Scott Sontag; executive compensation partner Rebecca Coccaro; intellectual property partners Claudine Meredith-Goujon and Jonathan Ashtor and counsel Brianna van Kan; antitrust partner Annie Herdman and counsel Yuni Sobel; real estate partner Peter Fisch; litigation counsel Audrey Paquet and Pietro Signoracci; and environmental counsel William O’Brien.

Nov 25

1 min

Paul, Weiss advised Sagewind Capital LLC and its portfolio company Tria Federal, the premier middle-market technology and advisory services provider delivering mission-critical digital transformation solutions to health and public safety agencies across the federal sector, in Tria’s acquisition of Softrams, a leading technology firm specializing in human-centered digital services and system modernization for federal agencies. The transaction creates a scaled, vertically integrated provider of technology and advisory capabilities serving critical federal health and public safety missions. The Paul, Weiss team was led by corporate partners Ted Ackerman and David Tarr and includes tax partner Scott Sontag; executive compensation partner Rebecca Coccaro; intellectual property partner Claudine Meredith-Goujon and counsel Brianna van Kan; litigation partner Aidan Synnott and counsel Audrey Paquet and Benjamin Klein; real estate partner Peter Fisch; and antitrust partner Marta Kelly.

Nov 8

1 min

Paul, Weiss is advising a fund managed by Pinnacle Asset Management, L.P. in connection with a $450 million strategic partnership between Atlantic Alumina Company LLC, the only operating alumina refinery in the United States; the U.S. Department of War; and Concord Resources Holdings Limited. Under the terms of the deal, the Pinnacle fund, which is Concord’s majority shareholder, has invested more than $300 million in private capital in this partnership. The deal is designed to sustain and increase domestic alumina production and establish the country’s first and only large-scale primary gallium production circuit in Gramercy, Louisiana. Both alumina and gallium are essential minerals for production of aerospace and defense systems, catalysts, semiconductors and next-generation energy technology. The Paul, Weiss team is led by partners Brian Hermann and Cullen Sinclair and associates Nicholas Krislov and Jenna Glicksman, and includes corporate partners Udi Grofman, Timothy Cruickshank and David Tarr; tax partners Robert Holo and Jamie Chambers; environmental partner Stefanie Gitler; and antitrust counsel John Magruder.

Jan 12

1 min

Paul, Weiss advised Methanex Corporation, the world’s largest supplier of methanol to major international markets, in its private offering of $600 million aggregate principal amount of 6.250% senior notes due 2032. The net proceeds from the offering will be used to fund a portion of the purchase price of Methanex’s acquisition of OCI Global’s international methanol business. RBC Capital Markets acted as lead bookrunner for the offering. The Paul, Weiss team was led by corporate partners Christopher Cummings and Christian Kurtz, and included partners Thomas de la Bastide and David Tarr and counsel Justin Fraterman and Marc Shepsman; tax partner Matthew Jordan and counsel Samir Kurani; litigation partners Daniel Toal and Daniel Mason; environmental counsel William O’Brien; and executive compensation counsel Jake Glazeski.

Nov 22

1 min

Paul, Weiss launched the third annual Legal Health Check-Up with the Robin Hood Foundation, New York City’s largest poverty-fighting organization supporting low-income families by fueling the most impactful nonprofits across all five boroughs. The initiative provides legal guidance to nonprofits on best practices with respect to corporate structuring, contract and core organizational documents, and tax, employment and data privacy considerations, allowing the organizations to focus on their missions with solid legal support. Over 30 transactional attorneys from Paul, Weiss’s corporate, tax, executive compensation, real estate and data privacy groups are joining this year’s effort. The initiative will assist seven organizations that are members of Robin Hood’s Power Fund. The nonprofits joining this initiative focus on some of the most pressing issues currently impacting New York City, from support for formerly incarcerated people to immigration, education and economic mobility. The initiative is supervised by corporate partner Ray Russo and includes, among others, corporate partners Brad Finkelstein, Chris Cummings, David Tarr and Tim Cruickshank, and associates Ashlyne Polynice, Avery Benesch, Connor Hudson, Jackson Xu, Jamal Bailey, Jimmy Zhou, Jonathan Giron, Matt Battaglia, Matt Porcelli, Salem Aboghodieh, Spencer Rosen, Tian Yang and Yixin Yan; executive compensation associates Claire Dobbs, Jerald Kagele, John Clementi, Makesi Buddy, Mo Kahn, Ryan Nichols and Will McNally; litigation counsel Audrey Paquet and Aubrey Smith, and associate Cole Rabinowitz; tax counsel Tina Cerrito and associate Janice Fung; and real estate associate Natalie Punzak. The initiative is coordinated by pro bono counsel Emily Donohoe.

Jan 30

1 min