Christopher R. Machera

Prior to joining Paul, Weiss, Machera’s experience included advising:

• American Securities:
  • its acquisition of Presidio
  • its acquisition of Arizona Chemical from Rhone Capital
• Blackstone:
  
  • its acquisition of Champions Group
  • as controlling shareholder of Vivint in the approximately $5.2 billion acquisition of Vivint by NRG Energy
  • its pending $1 billion sale of Aqua Finance
  • its investment in ISN Software Corporation, in a transaction that valued ISN over $2 billion
• CPP Investments:
  
  • its investment, alongside Silver Lake Partners and Mubadala Investment Company, in Waymo
  • the acquisition by a consortium, which also includes Blackstone and GIC, of a majority stake in Thomson Reuters’ Financial & Risk business
• CVC Capital Partners:
  
  • its acquisitions of Gaming Laboratories International, Worldwide Laboratories and Kobetron
  • its acquisition of a significant minority stake in CFGI, in a transaction that valued CFGI at $1.9 billion
• GHK Capital Partners:
  • its acquisition of USA Hometown Experts
  • its acquisition of ITS Logistics
• Goldman Sachs:
  • a strategic investment by its Private Equity business in Schellman
  • its $325 million investment in iSpot.tv
• KSL Capital Partners in a minority investment in Honors Holdings, a franchisee of Orangetheory® Fitness
• Oak Hill Capital:
  • together with CPP Investments, in the recapitalization of Berlin Packaging
  • its acquisition of Ability Reinsurance Holdings
• Providence Equity Partners:
  • its take-private of Virtual Radiologic Corporation
  • its take-private of NightHawk Radiology Services
• TPG:
  
  • and Irth Solutions in its acquisition of Boreal Information Strategies
  • the acquisition by a SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of TPG, with Playa Hotels & Resorts B.V., a transaction valued at approximately
    $1.75 billion