Robert Sevalrud
Biography
Robert Sevalrud is counsel in Weil’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice and is based in New York. Robert participates in the representation of public and private companies in mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.
Robert has been part of the teams advising:*
- Sunoco LP in its $9.1 billion acquisition of Parkland Corporation
- A consortium led by Advent International and Corvex Private Equity in its $1.3 billion take-private of Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.
- Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. in its $960 million acquisition of Antares Pharma, Inc.
- WestJet Airlines Ltd. in its C$5 billion acquisition by Onex Corporation
- Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp., a SPAC sponsored by Bilcar FT, LP and Trasimene Capital FT, LP., in its $7.3 billion combination with Alight Solutions LLC
- The Mark Anthony Group of Companies in its acquisition of Lonkero, LLC (d/b/a The Long Drink Company)
- Iron Mountain Incorporated in its acquisition of ITRenew, Inc., in a transaction that implied an ITRenew enterprise value of $925 million
- SiriusXM in its acquisition of 99% Invisible Inc.
- Superior Industries International, Inc. in its sale to a group of its term loan investors, including Oaktree Capital Management
- Nutrien Ltd. in its A$470 million acquisition of Ruralco Holdings Limited
- Vistra Energy Corp. in its $380 million acquisition of Crius Energy Trust
- Kinder Morgan Canada Limited in its C$4.5 billion sale of the Trans Mountain Pipeline system to the Government of Canada
- Drilling Info, Inc. in its C$46 million acquisition of Cortex Business Solutions Inc.
- Centerview Partners and Lazard Frères, as financial advisors to Newmont Corp., in its acquisition of Newcrest Mining Ltd. in a transaction that implies a Newcrest enterprise value of $19.1 billion
- Centerview Partners LLC as financial advisor to Tiffany & Co. in Tiffany’s $15.8 billion sale to LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.E.
- JP Morgan Securities LLC as financial advisor to Blue Apron Holdings, Inc. in its $103 million acquisition by Wonder Group, Inc.
- Special Committee of Black Knight, Inc. in the $1.2 billion acquisition of equity interests in Optimal Blue
- Briggs & Stratton Corporation in its $550 million 363 asset sale in a chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding to an affiliate of KPS Capital Partners
- Fairway Group Holdings Corporation in its asset sales in a chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding
Robert serves on the Associate Board of the FDNY Foundation, the official non-profit organization of the Fire Department of New York City.
Prior to joining Weil, Robert was an associate at a leading Canadian law firm. Prior to law school, he was an engineer at an international energy company.
Robert received his J.D. from the University of Calgary Faculty of Law, his M.B.A., Finance, with distinction, from the Haskayne School of Business and his B.Eng., with distinction, from McGill University.
*Includes matters handled prior to joining Weil.
Awards and Recognition, Speaking Engagements, Guides and Resources, Latest Thinking, Firm News & Announcements
Latest Thinking
- 2025 Going Private Study Alert — By Craig W. Adas, Brittany Butwin, James R. Griffin, Luke E. Laumann, Robert Rizzo, Robert Sevalrud, Christopher R. Machera, Douglas P. Warner, Alan Chan, Justina Chen, Michael P. Chenkin, Evert J. Christensen, Tanner Co, Dorothy Coco, Matthew S. Connors, Eileen Creaser, Grace Embrey, Geoff Greenspoon, Matthew Harris, Sam Harrison, Sam Harrison, Sabah Khokhar, Jason Klig, Jace Krakovitz, Ryan Lawless, Christian Lobello, Thandi Mallowah, Stephanie Peterson, Jasmine Rivera and Honghu Wang — PDF — February 11, 2026
- 2023 Going Private Study Alert — By Christopher R. Machera, Craig W. Adas, Robert Rizzo, James R. Griffin, Brittany Butwin, Douglas P. Warner, Courtney S. Marcus, Evert J. Christensen, Benton Lewis, Dorothy Coco, Matthew S. Connors, Geoff Greenspoon, Jason Klig, Robert Sevalrud and Honghu Wang — January 29, 2024
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advises Consortium Led by Advent and Corvex in Take Private of Heidrick & Struggles Deal Brief — October 06, 2025
- Weil Advises Superior in Acquisition by a Group of Existing Term Loan Investors Deal Brief — July 08, 2025
- Weil Advises Sunoco LP in its $9.1B Acquisition of Parkland Corporation Deal Brief — May 05, 2025