Angelo Bonvino is Global Head of the Paul, Weiss Corporate Department, former Co-Head of M&A and a member of the Executive Committee. Bonvino is a nationally recognized mergers and acquisitions attorney who focuses on private equity investments. He has extensive experience in advising private equity and strategic clients in their M&A, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, carve-out transactions, restructuring and recapitalization transactions. Bonvino’s transactional work has earned him national recognition as one of Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Dealmakers in America” (2026).
Bonvino’s private equity clients include FalconPoint Partners, Kohlberg & Co., KPS Capital Partners, LongRange Capital, Oak Hill Capital, OceanSound Partners, Revelar Capital (f/k/a Wellspring Capital Management) and Stellex Capital Management.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers | 2027 | Corporate, esp. M&A |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America | 2026 | Corporate, esp. M&A |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2026 | Corporate, esp. M&A |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America | 2025 | Corporate, esp. M&A |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2025 | Corporate, esp. M&A |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America | 2024 | Corporate, esp. M&A |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2024 | Corporate, esp. M&A |
| The 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America | 2023 | Corporate, esp. M&A |
| The 2022 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America | 2022 | Corporate, esp. M&A |
| The 2022 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2022 | Corporate, esp. M&A |
| The 2021 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America | 2021 | Corporate, esp. M&A |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2021 | Corporate, esp. M&A |
Bonvino’s recent experience includes representation of:
- KPS Capital Partners and its portfolio companies in various transactions, including:
- its €3.5 billion acquisition of Innomotics from Siemens
- its $3.45 billion acquisition of Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope (OBE)
- its acquisitions involving Belding Machinery and Equipment Leasing, Brunswick Corporation, C&D Technologies, Catalyst Acoustics Group, Crenlo, Crane Company, CWS Industries (Mfg) Corp., DexKo Global, Esterline Interface Technologies, Fargo Assembly Company, Howden, IKG, Jennmar, Ketjen Corporation, Kodiak Mfg, Life Fitness, L&W, Lufkin, Metra, Paladin Brands Holding, Primient, Prince International Corporation, Siac do Brasil Ltda., TaylorMade Golf Company, The Wells Companies, ThyssenKrupp Waupaca, Tower International, Trojan Battery Company, WHA Holding SAS (Winoa) and Whitepath Fab Tech
- Kohlberg & Co. and its portfolio companies in various transactions, including:
- PCI Pharma Services and Kohlberg, an existing lead investor in PCI, in PCI’s strategic investment co-led by Bain Capital and Kohlberg and supported by Mubadala Investment Company, valuing PCI at $10 billion
- its sales involving Aurora Casket Company, e+CancerCare, DecoPac, Franklin Energy Group, HawkeyePedershaab, Hoffmaster Group, Kellermeyer Bergensons Services, NBG Home, Sabre Industries, [solidcore], SouthernCare Holdings, SpecialtyCare, Spectrum Plastics Group and Thomas Nelson
- Oak Hill Capital and its portfolio companies in various transactions, including:
- its acquisitions involving American Veterinary Group, Berlin Packaging, Calero Software, Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Earth Fare, FirstLight Fiber, Greenlight Networks, Imagine! Print Solutions, Mercer Advisors, Metronet, Otelco, Oxford Networks, Safe Fleet Holdings, SmartPak Equine, Sovernet Communications, Technimark Holdings, Trinity Consultants, U.S. Oral Surgery Management, Vast Broadband and VetCor Group
- its sales involving Accentcare, FirstLight, Hillman Companies, Metronet, Security Networks, Vantage Oncology and Vertex Group
- Revelar Capital (f/k/a Wellspring Capital Management) and its portfolio companies in various transactions, including:
- its acquisitions involving AdvoServ, Bell Container, Coating Excellence International, Coverall, Help At Home, Hoffmaster Group, National Seating & Mobility, Omni Energy, Rohrer Corporation, SupplyOne, Swift Worldwide Resources and Tradesmen International
- its sales involving Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants, National Seating & Mobility, Omni Energy, Paragon Films, ProAmpac, Tradesmen International and Vatterott College
- LongRange Capital in:
- its approximately $1.5 billion acquisition of Pizza Hut (excluding locations in mainland China) from Yum! Brands
- its acquisition of 24 Hour Fitness, alongside Mark Mastrov