Weil is advising CVC Capital Partners in its majority investment, via CVC Capital Partners IX, in DistroKid, the world’s leading music distributor. DistroKid’s longtime investor, Insight Partners, will retain a significant minority stake. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of this year, subject to customary closing conditions. 

The Weil team is led by U.S. Private Equity Co-Head Christopher Machera, Private Equity partner Larissa Lucas and Entertainment, Sports & Media Head Tom Ara and includes Private Equity associates Max Offsay, Jace Krakovitz, Sabah Khokhar, Zack Hawkins and Thandi Mallowah; Private Equity Tax Head Noah Beck and associates Kyle Jackson and Josephine Papotto (Not Yet Admitted in New York); Banking & Finance partner Paul Overmyer and associates Katharine Pacoli and Kia Del Solar; Executive Compensation & Benefits partner Victoria Rosamond and associate Rustin Armknecht; Employment partner Xander Tabloff and associate Paige Mickel; Regulatory Transactions partner William Phalen; U.S. Privacy & Cybersecurity Head Olivia Greer; Technology & IP Transactions partner David Markman and associates Sabrina Chishti, Chika Amene and Izzy Wang (Not Yet Admitted in New York); Antitrust partner John Scribner and associate Rahul Ramesh; and Litigation partners Benjamin Marks and Todd Larson and associate Camilla Brandfield-Harvey.