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January 24, 2026
General Atlantic Reinvests in Squarespace in Go-Private Deal With Permira
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- Paul, Weiss represented General Atlantic in its reinvestment in Squarespace, Inc
- as part of an all-cash go-private transaction with private equity firm Permira, valuing Squarespace at $7.2 billion
- The specific financial terms of General Atlantic’s involvement were not disclosed
- The legal team from Paul, Weiss included partners and counsel from corporate, tax, executive compensation, litigation, intellectual property, real estate, and antitrust practices.
Paul, Weiss advised General Atlantic in its reinvestment in portfolio company Squarespace, Inc., a design-driven platform helping entrepreneurs build brands and businesses online, as part of Squarespace’s all-cash go-private deal with private equity firm Permira, valued at $7.2 billion. Financial terms of General Atlantic’s participation in the transaction were not disclosed.
The Paul, Weiss team was led by corporate partners Matthew Abbott and Ellen Ching, and included partners Christopher Cummings and Suhan Shim and counsel David Epstein, Jason Tyler, Caitlin Kelly and Arik Hirschfeld; tax partners Lindsay Parks and Reuven Garrett; executive compensation partner Jarrett Hoffman and counsel Lisa Krausz Eisenberg; litigation partner Andrew Gordon; intellectual property partner Claudine Meredith-Goujon; real estate partner Peter Fisch; and antitrust partner Marta Kelly.
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