Weil is advising Citation Capital on its acquisition of a majority stake in Aptive Environmental, one of the nation’s leading pest control companies. Aptive’s Co-Founder and CEO, along with the leadership team, will retain significant interest in the Company.

Founded in 2023 by Tiffany K. Hagge and Lydie B. Hudson, Citation is a next generation private equity firm specializing in mid-cap control buyout investments in the services, industrial and select consumer sectors across North America.

The Weil team was led by U.S. Private Equity Co-Head Christopher Machera and Private Equity partner David Gail. The team also included Private Equity associates Niko Lane, Jace Krakovitz, Jonas Mutukistna and Audrey Holds; Tax partner Jonathan Macke and associate Andrew Lawson; Banking & Finance partner Vynessa Nemunaitis and associates Angel Torres and Kayley Bacigalupo; Executive Compensation & Benefits partner Amanda Rotkel and associate Ace Szmolyan; Employment partner Rebecca Sivitz and associate Liran Messinger; Regulatory Transactions Head Annemargaret Connolly, partner John O’Loughlin, counsel Ariel Fliman and associates Christina Carone and Caleb Holland; Head of U.S. Privacy and Cybersecurity Olivia Greer, Technology & IP Transactions partner Dennis Adams and associates Dominic Farchione and Alexis Bello; Litigation partner Eric Hochstadt and counsel Taylor Dougherty; and Real Estate attorney Leslie Smith and associate Subrina Chowdhury.