May 01, 2026

Apollo Funds to Acquire Forvia’s Automotive Interiors Business

Paul, Weiss is advising Apollo-managed funds on the financing and antitrust aspects of their acquisition of the Interiors Business Group of Forvia, a leading global supplier of automotive interior systems, from Forvia SE in a carve-out transaction. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to certain closing conditions, including regulatory approvals and information or consultation of the employee representative bodies.

The Paul, Weiss team is led by corporate partners David Carmona, Matthew Friedman and Matthew Wilson, and antitrust partners Annie Herdman and James Parkinson, and includes corporate counsel Caitlin Ludwigsen, Lisa Koff, Ashley Hearn and Jeremy Larkins; and tax partners Timothy Lowe and Cian O’Connor.