Blair Stamas
Biography
 
                
Blair Stamas is an associate in Weil’s Private Equity practice and is based in New York. Blair participates in the representation of private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies with respect to mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.        
Experience*
- BC Partners in its take private of Presidio, Inc.
- Brookfield Asset Management and Schoeller Allibert in its merger with Intelligent Packaging Limited
- Special Committee of the Board of Directors of FGL Holdings in its $2.7 billion acquisition by Fidelity National Financial
- GlaxoSmithKline in its $12.7 billion joint venture with Pfizer to combine their consumer health businesses
- Goldman Sachs Alternatives in its acquisition of Sila Services
- Harland Clarke Holdings in its sale of Scantron Corporation to Transom Capital Group
- IBM in its acquisition of Octo
- IBM in its sale of healthcare data and analytics assets to Francisco Partners
- Ingersoll-Rand in its acquisition of Precision Flow Systems
- JAWS Acquisition Corp. in its $4.4 billion business combination with Cano Health
- JAWS Spitfire Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Barry Sternlicht, in its $1.6 billion business combination with Velo3D
- Johnson & Johnson in its acquisition of neuroscience assets from Yumanity Therapeutics
- Kinderhook Industries in its acquisition of EcoSouth Services
- KKR in its sale of Calabrio to Thoma Bravo
- L Catterton in its acquisition and disposition of Cholula
- Nordic Capital in its acquisition of Orchid Orthopedic Solutions
- Siris Capital in its receipt of minority investments by affiliates of Wafra Inc. and Landmark Partners, LLC
- Starr Investment Holdings on its $700 million minority investment in Radiology Partners
- Steiner Leisure Limited on its investment in common equity and warrants in OneSpaWorld Holdings Limited
- Swvl Inc. in its business combination with Queen’s Gambit Growth Capital
- Two Sigma Impact and BayPine in the acquisition of Penn Foster
- WellCare Health Plans in its $17.3 billion acquisition by Centene Corporation
Prior to joining Weil, Blair was an associate at another international law firm.
Blair received her J.D., cum laude, from Cornell Law School where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy, and her B.A. from Yale University.
*Matters noted above include those handled prior to joining Weil.
Awards and Recognition, Speaking Engagements, Guides and Resources, Latest Thinking, Firm News & Announcements
Latest Thinking
- Weil Private Equity Sponsor Sync - Fourth Quarter 2025 Publication — By Christopher R. Machera, Arnie Fridhandler, David B. Gail, Carson Parks, Thomas L. Forman II, Zane Elsisi, Blair Stamas, Benton Lewis, Heather L. Emmel, Laura Ceitlin, Gabriella Leonovicz, Tess Savage, Graham Price, Jakub Wronski, Matt Biondolillo, Kyle C. Krpata, Brittany Butwin, Olivia J. Greer, Liza Cotter, Tomide Owolabi, Kelly DiBlasi, Alex Paul Cohen, Chris Mulligan, Chris Scully, David E. Wohl, James Bromley, Nick Roxburgh, Glenn D. West and Sarah Downie — PDF — October 2025
- Weil Private Equity Sponsor Sync - Third Quarter 2025 Publication — By Christopher R. Machera, Arnie Fridhandler, David B. Gail, Carson Parks, Thomas L. Forman II, Zane Elsisi, Blair Stamas, Benton Lewis, Heather L. Emmel, Danielle Cepelewicz, Gabriella Leonovicz, Barbra J. Broudy, Sakshi Sharma, Steve Argeris, Joseph Erdos, Spencer Hopkins, Jennifer Haydel Britz, Amanda Rotkel, Trey Muldrow, John H. Bradshaw, Chris Scully, Parker Winston Lawter, Nick Roxburgh, Bernard Mustafa, Matt Barr, Evert J. Christensen, Alex Paul Cohen, Thomas Palisi Jr., Jeffrey H. Perry, Brianne Kucerik, Michael Moiseyev and Glenn D. West — PDF — July 2025
- Weil Private Equity Sponsor Sync - First Quarter 2025 Publication — By Benton Lewis, Chris Mulligan, Brittany Butwin, Michael Stein, Yehudah L. Buchweitz, Arnie Fridhandler, Megan A. Granger, Harvey M. Eisenberg, Luke E. Laumann, Lyuba Goltser, Rebecca Grapsas, Evert J. Christensen, Brittany Burnham, Stephanie Epstein Srulowitz, David B. Gail, Christopher R. Machera, Jonathon G. Soler, Blair Stamas, Carson Parks and Zane Elsisi — PDF — First Quarter 2025
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advises Brookfield and Portfolio Company Schoeller Allibert on its Merger with IPL Deal Brief — May 01, 2025
- Weil Advises Goldman Sachs Alternatives in Acquisition of a Majority Stake in Sila Services Deal Brief — November 11, 2024