(May 25, 2010, Weil Gotshal News)
Weil, Gotshal & Manges is representing private equity company Thomas H. Lee Partners LP and its portfolio company Michael Foods Inc. in the sale of a majority stake in Michael Foods to GS Capital Partners, the private equity arm of Goldman Sachs. Valued at approximately $1.7 billion, the transaction is expected to close within the next two months.
Led by partner Marilyn French (Corporate – Boston), the Weil team includes partners Scott Sontag (Tax – NY), Andrew Gaines (Tax – NY) and Todd Chandler (Capital Markets – NY), counsel Ram Burshtine (Corporate – NY) and associates Cody Tibbetts (Corporate – Boston), Noel Young (Corporate – Boston), Kyle Junik (Corporate – Boston) and Darlyn Heckman (Corporate – Boston).
Michael Foods is a Minnetonka-based supplier of eggs and refrigerated potatoes. Under the terms of the deal, Thomas H. Lee Partners will retain a 20% stake in Michael Foods. Thomas H. Lee Partners is a longstanding client of Weil Gotshal.