Matt Leist Named to Daily Journal’s 2026 Top 40 Under 40 List

The Daily Journal named corporate partner Matt Leist to its “Top 40 Under 40” list, which annually spotlights California’s leading lawyers under 40. Among other achievements, the publication highlighted Matt’s work advising Stonepeak on the financing aspects of its acquisition of a majority controlling interest in Castrol from BP, valuing Castrol at approximately $10.1 billion. The profile also features Matt’s work advising THL Partners on the financing aspects its acquisition of multinational clinical trials network Headlands Research from funds managed by KKR, as well as the financing aspects of THL’s acquisition of leading early-stage clinical research organization Celerion from an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital.

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