Weil is advising Advent in its $400 million acquisition of the Aerospace and Defense business of Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR). Coherent’s Aerospace and Defense designs and manufactures optical and laser systems for aerospace and defense applications. The business includes approximately 550 employees and 10 geographic sites. Following close, the Aerospace and Defense business will operate under a new name, which will be announced at a later date. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.

The Weil team is led by Private Equity partner Jakub Wronski and includes partner Jonathan Wood and associates Ryan McCarthy, Lydia Cuddeback, Kelsie Ferris, Hayden Carlson and Bea Asta; Banking & Finance partners Patrick Brendon and Paul Overmyer, counsel Kai Zhang and associates Wenny Shen, Emma Lynam and Anthony Nwokenna; Technology & IP Transactions partner Dennis Adams, counsel Meggin Bednarczyk and associates Alexis Bello, Sabrina Chishti, Jeeyoon Chung, Taya Bokert; U.S. Privacy & Cybersecurity Head Olivia Greer and associates Jeeyoon Chung, Brendan McNerney; Antitrust Co-Head Michael Moiseyev, partner Nafees Saeed, counsel Carla Hine and Chris Thomas and associates Drew Cypher and Hannah Bannister; Executive Compensation & Benefits partner Jennifer Britz and associate Amanda Nowak; Employment partner Rebecca Sivitz and associate Zeinab Bakillah; Regulatory Transactions partners John O’Loughlin and Timothy Welch and associates Christina Carone and Sisi Liu; Environmental partner Seth Kerschner and associate Caleb Holland; Tax partner Jonathan Macke and associate Josh Schonfeld; and Real Estate counsel David Neuhauser and associate Subrina Chowdhury.