Andrew Colao is a partner in the Corporate Finance department of Weil. He regularly represents clients in cash flow, investment grade and asset-based financings. He primarily represents clients in connection with syndicated acquisition financings.
Recent deals include Macquarie Capital's financing for Centerplate, Inc., JPMorgan's financing for EnergySolutions, Inc. and Citigroup's and Barclay Capital's financing for Avago Technologies.
Mr. Colao has been recognized as a "leading" lawyer by Chambers USA - America's Leading Lawyers for Business, and ranked as a "leading" lawyer for bank lending in the US by the IFLR 1000.
Before coming to Weil, Mr. Colao spent 10 years as an attorney with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York. Mr. Colao clerked for Judge Lawrence M. McKenna in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, and is a member of the Bar of the State of New York. Before entering law school, he was a CPA with Price Waterhouse & Co.
Mr. Colao is active in a number of bar association, pro bono and community activities.