Sam Welt is a partner in the Private Equity M&A Group. Welt focuses his practice on advising private equity and strategic clients on a variety of matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity investments, restructurings, general corporate transactions and equity and debt financings.
Welt’s private equity clients include Berkshire Partners, General Atlantic, Golden Gate Capital, Kohlberg & Co., Palladium Equity Partners, Roark Capital Group and Revelar Capital (f/k/a Wellspring Capital Management), as well as their portfolio companies.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2026 | Private Equity M&A |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2026 | M&A, Private Equity |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2025 | Private Equity M&A |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2024 | Corporate, M&A, Private Equity |
| Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2023 | Corporate, M&A, Private Equity |
Some of his recent experience includes representing:
- Kohlberg & Co. in:
- its strategic investment in PCI, co-led by Bain Capital and Kohlberg and supported by Mubadala Investment Company; and in PCI’s acquisition of Ajinomoto Althea from Ajinomoto Co.
- its acquisition of Worldwide Clinical Trials
- its acquisition of a 50% stake in United States Infrastructure Corporation (USIC) from Partners Group at an enterprise value of $4.1 billion
- its sale of Kellermeyer Bergensons Services to an affiliate of GI Partners
- General Atlantic in:
- its Series B financing round in Seaport Therapeutics as lead investor
- a consortium of General Atlantic and Silver Lake in their acquisition of A Place for Mom, a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus
- Palladium Equity Partners in:
- its acquisition of Fiven ASA from OpenGate Capital, alongside Kymera International, a portfolio company of Palladium Equity Partners
- its investment in CircusTrix Holdings, a portfolio company of Palladium Equity Partners, and in CircusTrix Holdings’ acquisitions of Rockin’ Jump Holdings, Sky Zone and Sky Zone Franchise Group
- Berkshire Partners in:
- the acquisition of ATA Group by Harvey Performance Company, a portfolio company of Berkshire Partners
- its acquisition of FoodChain ID from Paine Schwartz Partners and subsequent add-on acquisitions
- Revelar Capital (f/k/a Wellspring Capital Management) in:
- the merger of its portfolio company, Prolamina Corporation, with Ampac Holdings
- its acquisition of Hoffmaster Group and Hoffmaster Group’s acquisition of Paterson Pacific Parchment
- Angelo Gordon in its $2.7 billion sale to TPG
- Oaktree Capital Management in:
- the launch of a joint venture with Redwood Trust to invest in business-purpose bridge loans originated by CoreVest American Finance Lender
- its investment in Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives
- Brighton Park Capital in:
- its Series D investment in Canary
- its investment in LucidLink as part of a Series C funding round
- Roark Capital in:
- the sale of its portfolio company Solterra Recycling Solutions
- its $1.6 billion acquisition of the ServiceMaster Brands businesses from ServiceMaster Global Holdings by an affiliate of Roark Capital and in ServiceMaster’s subsequent acquisition of TWO MEN AND A TRUCK
- Golden Gate Capital in its acquisition of Securly from the company’s shareholders and in Securly’s subsequent acquisition of Eduspire Solutions
- Blackstone Growth, alongside Atairos, in its minority investment in GeoComply Solutions
- TAO Group in the acquisition of a 62.5% equity stake in a newly formed TAO Group by The Madison Square Garden Company
- LS Power Equity Advisors in the sale of Calhoun Energy Center to East Alabama Generating, a subsidiary of Harbert Power Fund V