The world’s largest and most sophisticated asset management firms regularly turn to Paul, Weiss’s Asset Management M&A Group for their most complex and pivotal transactions. Drawing on our premier M&A and investment funds teams, we seamlessly execute transformational mergers, acquisitions, GP stakes transactions, minority investments and strategic partnerships.
Our Practice
Paul, Weiss has been the go-to firm for asset managers since the early days of the industry, advising many of today’s leading investment firms since inception. As the industry and our clients have evolved, we have been there at every milestone, guiding them through dozens of industry-shifting deals and firm-defining decisions. We advise on all stages of growth and development, from initial firm launch through tactical investments and partnerships, to exits and succession planning.
Harnessing these decades-long relationships alongside our preeminent M&A capabilities, our Asset Management M&A Group is equipped to handle every critical area necessary for seamless execution of even the most complex asset management deals. Our clients know that they are working with the best legal minds in M&A, investment funds, finance, tax and executive compensation.
We pride ourselves on the diversity of our practice, representing stakeholders from all sides, including acquirers, sellers and management teams from both strategic companies and sponsors. Informed by our 360-degree perspective, we are efficient and effective in resolving the issues most important to our clients.
We regularly advise on all types of transactions, including:
- Mergers & Acquisitions: We represent some of the most sophisticated repeat buyers and sellers of asset management firms in domestic and cross-border transactions, including many acquisitions, mergers and majority investments that have transformed the industry.
- GP Stakes & Minority Investments: We work with numerous traditional and alternative asset managers on buying and selling minority investments and GP-stakes transactions.
- Spin-Ins & Spin-Outs: We advise sellers, financial institutions or management teams on transactions in which asset management businesses are sold by founders or parent companies or spun out of larger organizations.
- Seed Capital & Strategic Arrangements: We are known as one of the world’s leading seed practices. Our team includes experts in “seed and stake” transactions, who have advised both the providers of seed capital and start-up enterprises, giving us a holistic view of the transactional landscape and enabling us to negotiate the best terms for a successful partnership.