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General Atlantic Makes Strategic Investment in General Information Services
- Client News
- March 3, 2017
Paul, Weiss represented General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity firm, in their strategic investment in General Information Services, a nationally accredited background check company. In connection with the investment, Paul, Weiss negotiated the refinancing of the GIS financing facilities. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The Paul, Weiss team included, among others, corporate partners Matthew Abbott, Ellen Ching and Dale Sarro and counsel Pearl Yuan-Garg; tax partner Patrick Karsnitz; litigation partner Roberto Gonzalez; intellectual property counsel Menachem Kaplan; and real estate partner Peter Fisch.