Weil is advising Blackstone Tactical Opportunities in its $300 million investment in DDN, a global leader in AI and data intelligence solutions, in a transaction valuing DDN at $5 billion. The investment will be used to help fund DDN’s continued rapid growth as it serves its customers’ AI and high-performance computing (HPC) software and infrastructure needs.

The Weil team is led by U.S. Private Equity Co-Head Christopher Machera and Private Equity partner Jenna McBain and includes associates Dylan Hans, Gracy Wang and Christian Lobello; Banking & Finance partner Andrew Yoon, counsel Phong Bui and associates Julia Pjevach and Clyde Freeman (Not Yet Admitted in New York); Tax partner Noah Beck and associates Josh Schonfeld and Melody Phillips (Not Yet Admitted in New York); Executive Compensation & Benefits partner Amanda Rotkel and associates Amanda Nowak and Justine Park; Employment partner Rebecca Sivitz and associates Matt Gang and Nicholas Wing (Not Yet Admitted in New York); U.S. Privacy & Cybersecurity Head Olivia Greer; Technology & IP Transactions partner Dennis Adams and associates Alexis Bello and Dominic Farchione; Antitrust partner John Scribner, counsel Michael Naughton and associate Jarui Wang; Regulatory Transactions partners John O’Loughlin and Timothy Welch and associates Christina Carone and Francisco Vélez; and Public Company Advisory partner Rebecca Grapsas and associate Eleni Samara.