Weil is advising Silver Lake and its portfolio company, Cegid, on the acquisition of Shine – a fintech business, providing an all-in-one financial platform for businesses with integrated accounting, banking, payroll and payment solutions to simplify administration and help entrepreneurs focus on operations.

Cegid is a global software company that delivers cloud-based solutions for finance, HR, accounting, ERP and retail, helping businesses and accounting firms streamline and digitize their operations.

Cegid is a portfolio company of Silver Lake, a global private equity firm that focuses on large-scale investments in technology and tech-enabled businesses. Silver Lake manages approx. $110 billion in combined assets under management and committed capital.

The acquisition is subject to customary regulatory approvals with closing expected in the first half of 2026.

The Weil team advising Silver Lake and Cegid is led by Private Equity partners Martin Weatherston-Wilson and Murray Cox, and includes associates Mark Spiller, Timur Sauerborn, Amalie Hass, Holly Mackay and Q Zhu. The team also includes Finance partners Chris McLaughlin and Alex Eagle, supported by counsel Tanya Jain and associate Dumani Headley, and Antitrust partners Jenine Hulsmann and Megan Granger, supported by counsel Annagiulia Zanazzo and associate Mehjabin Ahmed, Technology & IP Transactions partner Barry Fishley, supported by counsel Chloe Kite and associate Elizabeth Brady and Tax partner Oliver Walker, supported by counsel Kevin Donegan and associate Sean Wright, as well as German partner Andreas Holzgreve, supported by counsel Florian Wessel, associate Maximilian Kuchernig, and French counsel Guillaume de Danne supported by associate Hayk Keshishian.