Adebayo Lanlokun
Biography
Adebayo is counsel in the Banking & Finance group in the London office of Weil in London. He advises financial sponsors on the leveraging of their private equity investments and other credit opportunities.
Prior to joining Weil, Adebayo was an associate at a US-headquartered international firm in London.
Representative experience as part of a team, including prior to joining Weil, includes advising:
- CVC on the financing aspects of its strategic investment in Clevertech, an Italian group and global leader in industrial automation solutions
- Brookfield with respect to the financing aspects on its $900 million acquisition of Fosber, a global leader in the design and production of advanced machinery, parts and services for the corrugated packaging industry
- Brookfield Asset Management and Schoeller Allibert on the merger with IPL, creating an international sustainable packaging producer across Europe, the UK and North America with combined pro forma annual revenue of over US$1.4 billion
- Px3 Partners, and its portfolio company Cleanova, on the financing of its acquisition of the Micronics Engineered Filtration Group
- General Atlantic in a secured minority back-leverage holdco financing in respect of its holding in Funda
- Sun European Partners on its sale of Sports & Leisure Group
- Apax Partners in its acquisition of PIB Group
- Starwood Capital in relation to its acquisition of a majority stake in CA Immobilien Anlagen AG
- Vista Equity Partners in relation to its acquisition of Accelya
- Fortenova Grupa in its €1bn financing under new special administration law
- Bain and Carlyle on their public takeover offer of OSRAM Licht AG
- Water Street in its acquisition of Solvias AG
- L-Gam in the upsizing of the financing used for its acquisition of Woolrich
- L-Gam in relation to its acquisition of Grupo BC
- Sun European Partners in its acquisition of Adler & Allen
- Selecta Group (a KKR portfolio company) in relation to its exchange offer and recapitalisation
- An alternative asset manager in relation to its investments in Italian gas power projects
Latest Thinking, Firm News & Announcements
Latest Thinking
- Weil Private Equity Sponsor Sync - Second Quarter 2025 Publication — By Benton Lewis, Danielle Cepelewicz, Heather L. Emmel, Gabriella Leonovicz, Alex Eagle, Andrew Hagan, Nicola Noël, Gilles Teerlinck, Adebayo Lanlokun, Corey Chivers, Claudia Lai, Edward Martin, Alexander J. Miachika, Jenine Hulsmann, Chris Chapman, David B. Gail, Luke E. Laumann, Amanda Rotkel, Christopher R. Machera, Brittany Butwin, Arnie Fridhandler, Cassie Kimmelman, Frank R. Adams, Vynessa Nemunaitis, Michael Stein, Justin D. Lee, Brendan C. Conley, Courtney S. Marcus, Chase A. Bentley, Trey Muldrow, Abe Rosen, Tom Richards, Carson Parks and Glenn D. West — PDF — Second Quarter 2025
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advises CVC on the Financing for its Acquisition of Clevertech Deal Brief — June 30, 2026
- Weil Advises Brookfield in $900M Acquisition of Fosber Deal Brief — December 01, 2025
- Weil Advises Ares on New Funding Facilities for TalkTalk Group Deal Brief — August 06, 2025
- Weil Advises PSG on the Entry into Exclusive Negotiations for the Sale of Signaturit to Bain Capital and Namirial Deal Brief — July 02, 2025
- Weil Advises Sun European Partners on its Sale of Sports & Leisure Group to TenCate Grass Deal Brief — June 05, 2025