Michael Vogel is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity groups at Paul, Weiss. His practice includes a wide range of private and public transactions, including M&A, leveraged buyouts, hybrid capital investments, joint ventures and carve-out and spin-out transactions. Vogel is a member of the ADL New York/New Jersey Advisory Board, a member of the New York Board of OneGoal and a trustee of the City and Country School.
Vogel is featured as one of Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Dealmakers in America” and “500 X – The Next Generation.”
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers | 2026 | M&A - Media & Entertainment |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2026 | Corporate, M&A |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2025 | Corporate, M&A |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers | 2025 | M&A - Media & Entertainment |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2025 | Corporate, M&A |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2024 | Corporate, M&A |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2024 | Corporate, M&A |
Vogel's recent private capital transactions include representing:
- Ares Management in various matters, including:
- in its $1 billion preferred equity investment in a newly formed railroad subsidiary of FTAI Infrastructure to support FTAI’s acquisition of The Wheeling Corporation, owner of the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company
- its investment in, and subsequent acquisition of, Form Technologies, including Dynacast, Signicast and OptiMIM and related capitalization of Form
- its investment in FTAI Infrastructure, in connection with FTAI Infrastructure’s spin-off from Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors
- numerous transactions involving Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, including the $1.1 billion sale of Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives to MasTec
- in connection with a financing of Insightful Science
- its investment in, and subsequent acquisition of, Savers Value Village
- in a growth investment in Virgin Voyages
- The Blackstone Group in connection with asset management investment transactions
- Catalio Capital Management in its sale of a minority stake to KKR
- CI Capital Partners in various matters, including:
- its acquisition of Impact Sales
- the sale of, and related add-on transactions for, Foundation Building Materials
- Content Partners, a Carlyle portfolio company, in connection with multiple transactions
- EagleTree Capital in various matters, including:
- investments from affiliates of AlpInvest Partners and Alberta Teachers’ Retirement Fund Board
- strategic minority investments from Investcorp, Misland Capital and Bullingham Capital
- KPS Capital Partners in various matters, including:
- the $4.4 billion sale of Howden to Chart Industries
- the €3.615 billion sale of Eviosys to Sonoco Products Company
- the $3.4 billion sale of DexKo Global
- the $900 million take-private acquisition of Tower International by its portfolio company Autokiniton Global Group
- the acquisition of, and related add-on transactions for, DexKo Global
- its investment in, and related add-on transactions for, Electrical Components International
- its pending acquisition, through a newly formed affiliate, of a controlling stake in Ketjen Corporation’s refining catalyst solutions business from Albemarle Corporation
- LGT Capital Partners in its acquisition of a minority equity interest in BarBri
- Liberty Capital in various matters, including:
- its investment in LionsGate
- its investment in Zimperium
- its investment in Cybereason
- OceanSound Partners in its acquisition of PAR Excellence and in PAR Excellence’s acquisitions of TrackCore and NotiSphere
- Revelar Capital (f/k/a Wellspring Capital Management) in various matters, including:
- its $975 million multi-asset continuation vehicle for its interests in Supply One, Cadence and Pentac Health
- its acquisition of Coverall
- the sale of its portfolio company Paragon Film
- its acquisition of Rohrer
- its acquisition of, and related add-on transactions for, SupplyOne
- its acquisition of AdvoServ
- its acquisition of Help At Home
- the sale of its portfolio company Great Lakes Caring
- the sale of its portfolio company Checkers & Rally Restaurants
- its investment in Qualitor
- its investment in Swift Worldwide
- Stellex Capital Management in its acquisition of ICS Holding
- TPG Angelo Gordon in connection with preferred equity investments