Weil advised Ares Management Corporation, a leading global alternative investment manager, in connection with the successful closing of a continuation vehicle established by Baird Capital to support its portfolio company Blue Matter Consulting LLC, a leading strategic consulting firm serving the life sciences industry. The transaction was led by Ares Secondaries funds and other investors. The transaction provides Baird Capital with additional flexibility to support Blue Matter’s continued growth while providing liquidity to existing investors.

The Weil team is led by Private Equity partners Rex Hupy and Brian Parness, and Private Funds partner Corey Dietrich, and includes Private Equity associates Sam de Blecourt, Mark Schiff and Conor Coffey (Not Yet Admitted in New York), and Private Funds associates Conor Gillen and Priyanka Bagrodia; Tax partner Menachem Danishefsky and associate Griffin Haden Baker; and Regulatory Transactions partner Ariel Fliman.