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Paul Hastings Advises Heidrick & Struggles in $1.3 Billion Definitive Agreement With Investor Consortium Led by Advent International and Corvex to Become a Private Company
October 06, 2025
Paul Hastings LLP advised premier global leadership advisor Heidrick & Struggles International (Nasdaq: HSII) in a definitive agreement whereby a consortium of investors led by Advent International and Corvex Private Equity, and including several leading family offices, will take the company private in an all-cash transaction valuing the company’s equity at approximately $1.3 billion.
Global co-chair of Mergers & Acquisitions Eduardo Gallardo led the Paul Hastings team, which also included partner Andrew Goodman, of counsel Olivier Souleres and associates Chris Shorey, Seung Jin Lee, Shannon Kelly, Nick L. Caponi and Ian Chang (M&A); Executive Compensation, Benefits and ERISA chair Jason Ertel and associates Steph Lao and Eden Lichaw; Tax partner Ziemowit Smulkowski and associate Colin Wetmore; Data Privacy & Cybersecurity co-chair Michelle Reed, of counsel Dave Coogan and associate Hannah Edmonds; Antitrust and Competition co-chair Michael Murray and of counsel Catherine Kordestani; Global Finance partner Holly Snow and of counsel Grace Aviles; Intellectual Property partner Todd Schneider; Anti-Corruption and FCPA of counsel Jennifer Riddle; International Trade associates Bethany Krystek and Alex Sasse; Securities and Capital Markets co-chair Colin Diamond; and Real Estate partner Brad Ritter and associate David Saylor.
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