April 23, 2010

Oak Hill Capital Partners To Acquire The Hillman Companies, Inc. for $815 Million

On April 21, The Hillman Companies, Inc. ("Hillman") announced that Paul, Weiss client Oak Hill Capital Partners entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Hillman from Code Hennessy & Simmons, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and certain members of company management. Oak Hill is investing in partnership with Hillman's current management team, led by CEO Mick Hillman. The aggregate value of the transaction is approximately $815 million. The Paul, Weiss team representing Oak Hill includes corporate partners Angelo Bonvino, Eric Goodison, Chuck Googe and John Kennedy, counsel Didier Malaquin, associates Mitchel Carbullido, Zoe Hilden, Po Ying Lo, Brett Nadritch, Nicholas Smolansky, Eric Stoller, Aaron Wax and Sarah Wong, and paralegals Timothy Carney, Brian Kauffman, Hilary Ranucci, Richard Scudder and Thomas Somerville; tax partner David Sicular and associate David Levine; litigation partner Joe Simons and associate Joseph Etra; real estate partner Mitch Berg and associate Robert Fishman; environmental counsel Bill O'Brien; and employee benefits associate Verity Rees and paralegal Marian Egan.