Weil advised Pacific Avenue Capital Partners, a leading global private equity firm focused on corporate carve-outs and other complex middle-market situations, in its acquisition of Oldcastle Lawn & Garden Inc. from CRH plc in a transaction valued at over $1.1 billion. The business will operate as GardenCore, a standalone company and leading U.S. manufacturer of lawn and garden consumables.

The Weil team was led by U.S. Private Equity Co-Head Kyle Krpata and partner Alice Yuan and included associates Melinda Root, Suhayla Ahmed, Matthew Chu and Michelle Luo; U.S. Private Funds Head Jonathon Soler and partner Karen Chao and associates Amelia Krell and Charu Singh; Banking & Finance partner Gabriel Gregson and associates Jack Bai and Nisha Bajania; Executive Compensation & Benefits partner Jack Stratton and associate Justine Park; Tax partners Jason Vollbracht and Lauren Gorsche and associates Sarah Yue and Drew Coleman; Technology & IP Transactions partner Max Scott and associates Sabrina Chishti and Izzy Wang (Not Yet Admitted in New York); U.S. Privacy & Cybersecurity Head Olivia Greer; Employment partner Rebecca Sivitz and associates Matt Gang and Clare Godfryd; Regulatory Transactions partners Ariel Fliman, Matthew Morton, Antonia Tzinova, and John O’Loughlin and associates Christina Carone, Caleb Holland and Sisi Liu; Antitrust partner Jasmine Rosner, counsel Carla Hine and associates Jordan Fason and Jarui Wang; and Real Estate attorney Leslie Smith and associates Doug Illsley and Jules Bienenfeld.