Weil advised Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. in the $2 billion initial closing of Brookfield Middle East Partners.

The fund will pursue buyout and growth opportunities across the Middle East in sectors including financials, consumer services and technology.

The Weil team was led by Private Funds Co-Head Andrew Chizzik and Private Funds partner Brittany Burnham and included Private Funds associates Nicholas Huang, Marissa Luchs, Andi Ramsay and Emily Cohen; Private Funds Tax Head Robert Frastai, Tax partner Lauren Gorsche and associates Courtney Baltz (Not Yet Admitted in D.C.), Kerri Gallagher and Melody Phillips.