The Carlyle Group Washington, D.C. offices. June 19, 2015. Photo by Diego M. Radzinschi/THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL.Paul Weiss and Simpson Thacher Among Firms on Latest Lucrative Private Equity Deal
Both firms fielded cross-border teams from New York and London for the €1.5 billion deal and were joined by Latham & Watkins and Hogan Lovells.
December 17, 2024 at 07:29 AM
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Cross-border teams at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett are among the firms advising on the latest big private equity deal as Stonepeak snaps up an Italian infrastructure company from Carlyle.
U.S.-founded buyout firm Stonepeak announced on Monday that it had agreed to acquire the 150-year-old Italian infrastructure company Forgital for a reported €1.5 billion.
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