Weil is advising TPG, a leading global alternative asset management firm, in its definitive agreement to make a significant investment in Smith + Howard, a nationally recognized assurance, tax, advisory and wealth management firm. TPG will invest in Smith + Howard through TPG Growth, the firm’s middle market and growth equity platform.

The transaction marks the next phase of Smith + Howard’s evolution into a scaled national professional services platform, following several years of sustained organic growth, strategic acquisitions, and investment in technology and core operations alongside Broad Sky Partners. 

The Weil team is led by U.S. Private Equity Co-Head Christopher Machera and Private Equity partner Larissa Lucas and included Private Equity associates Caitlin Haefner, Christian Lobello, Jasmine Rivera and Ryan Lawless; Private Funds partner David Wohl and associate Jake Pero; Banking & Finance partner Benton Lewis; Tax partner Noah Beck and associates Andrew Lawson and Josephine Papotto; Executive Compensation & Benefits partners Amanda Rotkel, Jennifer Britz and Sarah Downie and associates Amanda Nowak and Rustin Armknecht; U.S. Antitrust Co-Head Brianne Kucerik, counsel Carla Hine and associates Geneva Hardesty and Mia Smutny; Employment partner Rebecca Sivitz and associate Kaitlyn Sivertsen; Technology & IP Transactions partners Dennis Adams and Liza Cotter and associates Adeline Park and Trey Davis (Not Yet Admitted in New York); and Regulatory Transactions partners Shawn Cooley and Antonia Tzinova and associate Colin Cox.