Weil is advising a consortium of investors led by Advent International and Corvex Private Equity and including several leading family offices in a definitive agreement whereby the investors will acquire all of the outstanding public shares of Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc., a premier global leadership advisor, in an all-cash transaction valuing Heidrick at approximately $1.3 billion in equity value. This transaction is expected to close by the first quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. Upon closing of the transaction, Heidrick will be a private company. 

The Weil team was led by Mergers & Acquisitions partners Michael J. Aiello and Sachin Kohli and included Mergers & Acquisitions counsel Robert Sevalrud and associates Erin Bertens and Josh Mackinnon; U.S. Private Equity Co-Head Ramona Nee and associates Joe Schlemeier and Erin Richard; Tax partner Noah Beck and associate Grant Solomon; Executive Compensation & Benefits partners Amanda Rotkel and Jennifer Britz and associates Nate Gross and Justine Park; Banking & Finance partner Paul Overmyer and associates Samantha Patel and Laura Ceitlin; Technology & IP Transactions partner Dennis Adams, counsel Philip Grudzina and associate Aron Lichtschein; U.S. Privacy & Cybersecurity Head Olivia Greer and associates David Merck and Sarah Schwarz; Real Estate Co-Head Jannelle Seales and associates Subrina Chowdhury and Brenna Murphy; Regulatory Transactions partners Shawn Cooley and Timothy Welch and associate Colin Cox; U.S. Antitrust Co-Heads Mike Moiseyev and Brianne Kucerik, counsel Carla Hine and associate Drew Cypher; U.K. Antitrust counsel Chris Thomas; U.S. Employment partner Xander Tabloff and associates Tom Fiascone and Jon Greenstein; and U.K. Employment counsel Mark Taylor and associate Caitlin Haggerty.