Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

We recently held our annual Tour de Weil challenge, with 396 colleagues from across 11 of our global offices collectively cycling more than 2,953 kilometers – making this year’s event the largest to date. The event fosters physical and mental well-being and cross-office camaraderie, as well as raising crucial funds for several charity organizations: Arts For All UK, Bikes for the World, La Ligue contre le cancer and United Way of New York City. Congratulations to Weil Paris on once again winning the Tour de Weil, cycling 542.46 kilometers! #SocialResponsibility #WellBeing #Fundraising

A Weil team led by global Litigation Department Co-Chair Jonathan Polkes and Securities Litigation practice Co-Head Caroline Hickey Zalka won Second Circuit affirmation of the dismissal of a putative securities class action brought in the S.D.N.Y. against Warner Bros. Discovery and certain of its executives. The appellate court upheld an order ruling that the plaintiff investors failed to show that the defendants misled them in disclosures prior to the industry-defining $43 billion merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery, Inc. The appellate decision provides important reassurance to issuers that any post-merger changes to corporate strategy cannot be used to leverage accurate pre-merger statements as a vehicle for securities claims. Read more about this victory and view the full Weil team: https://lnkd.in/eJX5Zzjp

We are proud to have earned top rankings in Debtwire’s Western Europe Leveraged Loans and High Yield Bonds Legal Advisors’ Rankings for Q1-Q3 2024 in a number of areas. Read more about this success: https://lnkd.in/ecABvjvD

A Weil team – led by U.S. Private Equity Co-Head Chris Machera, Private Equity associate Larissa Lucas, Tax partner Jonathan Macke, Executive Compensation & Benefits partner Amanda Rotkel and Banking & Finance partner Vynessa Nemunaitis – advised Aterian Investment Partners in its acquisition of Outlook Group, a leading Midwest-based provider of pressure sensitive labels and turnkey packaging solutions. Outlook is the sixth investment from Aterian’s Fund IV, an $834 million investment vehicle.   View the full Weil team: https://lnkd.in/ebZcdmVY

Congratulations to David Lender – Co-Chair of Weil’s global Litigation Department – on being named a Law360 Trials MVP, one of just five attorneys across the U.S. to receive this honor. Law360 noted his victories for ExxonMobil and GoodRx. He represented the latter in an arbitration against health tech startup Famulus Health, in which David secured a $55.5 million judgment for GoodRx after the trial proceedings. Following that win, David noted that Famulus’ subsequent bankruptcy filing made it even more challenging to secure the award. "It's the hardest thing to do, is collect on a judgment. Getting the judgment is just the first step along the way," he told the publication. Read more about David’s achievements and conversation with Law360: https://lnkd.in/eEJvEj73 #TrialLaw

Read the latest post on Weil's Tax Blog from Aron Joy and Daniella Abel – Carried Interest: UK Tax Reform – https://lnkd.in/eaURCw-H

A Weil team led by High Yield partner Gilles Teerlinck advised BNP Paribas as sole physical bookrunner, BofA Securities Europe SA, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Natixis and Société Générale as joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft and MUFG Securities (Europe) N.V. as joint bookrunners and Bank of China (Europe) S.A., Crédit Industriel et Commercial S.A and NatWest Markets N.V. as co-managers in connection with AccorInvest Group S.A.’s offering of €650.0 million 5.500% senior secured notes due 2031. AccorInvest is the leading European hotel owner and operator, managing a sizable portfolio of 701 hotels with approximately 110,000 rooms as of June 30, 2024 and operating in 24 countries through 14 recognized brands, including Sofitel, Novotel, Fairmont, MGallery and Swissotel. Read more about this transaction and view the full Weil team: https://lnkd.in/eFMQKtMG

Read the latest WorthWeil Antitrust Blog post from Romain Ferla and Clémence Coppin – Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way: What’s Next for EU Below-Threshold Transactions in a Post Illumina/Grail World? – https://lnkd.in/eE_zF-Zz

A Weil team led by Mergers & Acquisitions Co-Head Mike Lubowitz and partner Michelle Sargent is advising BCE, Canada's largest communications company, and its wholly-owned subsidiary Bell Canada in Bell's acquisition of Ziply Fiber, the leading fiber internet provider in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, for C$5.0 billion. This transaction enhances Bell's growth profile and strategic position by giving it a foothold in the large, underpenetrated U.S. fiber market, while increasing its scale, diversifying its operating footprint and unlocking significant growth opportunities. View the full Weil team: https://lnkd.in/eBNUxQh7

Congratulations to our Restructuring Department on being shortlisted four times at Global Restructuring Review’s upcoming GRR Awards. Weil is a finalist in the Chapter 11 Firm of the Year and Debtor-Side Law Firm of the Year categories. Weil is also named as bondholder counsel in two matters that were shortlisted for Sovereign Debt Restructuring of the Year. Read more about these successes across our global Restructuring team: https://lnkd.in/e5V-9FZb