Weil is advising Goldman Sachs Alternatives in a strategic investment by its Private Equity business in Schellman, a global leader in cybersecurity compliance and attestation services. Schellman’s leadership team will remain in place. The transaction is expected to close in Q2 2026, subject to customary regulatory approvals.

For more than 20 years, Schellman has earned the confidence of leading global organizations by delivering independent, expert-led assessments that clients and their customers’ trust. Goldman Sachs Alternatives’ investment underscores strong conviction in Schellman’s differentiated model and the substantial opportunity ahead as regulatory complexity, AI governance and cybersecurity demands continue to accelerate worldwide.

The Weil team is led by U.S. Private Equity Co-Head Christopher Machera and partner Timothy Burns and includes Private Equity associates Blair Stamas, Nicole DiNicola, Zack Hawkins, Jasmine Rivera and Helen Li (Not Yet Admitted in New York); Banking & Finance partner Vynessa Nemunaitis and associate Gabriel Milunas; Executive Compensation & Benefits partner Amanda Rotkel and associate Amanda Nowak; Tax partner Noah Beck and associates Andrew Lawson, Amanda Houtz (Not Yet Admitted in New York) and Josephine Papotto (Not Yet Admitted in New York); Private Funds counsel Amy Waddington and associate Janina Moutia-Bloom; Antitrust partners Mark Seidman and Kristin Sanford and counsel Rob Meyer and Dan Nobil; Technology & IP Transactions partners Dennis Adams and Liza Cotter and associates Adeline Park and Jeeyoon Chung; Employment partner Xander Tabloff and associate Paige Mickel; Regulatory Transactions partners John O’Loughlin, Antonia Tzinova and Seth Kerschner and associates Graham McHenry and Sisi Liu; and Governance, Securities & Reporting partner Rebecca Grapsas and associate Allie Williams.