Biography
Andrew Lawson is an associate in Weil’s Tax Department and is based in Dallas. Andrew participates in the representation of Firm clients with respect to the tax aspects of a wide range of corporate transactions.
Andrew has been part of the teams advising:
- Advent International in its approximately $1.5 billion acquisition of Encora Digital Inc. and QW Holding Corp. (Quala) in its acquisition of PSC
- Aptive Environmental, LLC (a portfolio company of Citation Capital Management, LLC) in its senior secured term loan and revolving facility
- Astorg Partners in its approximately $282 million take-private acquisition of Hamilton Thorne and simultaneous acquisition of the Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) product portfolio of Cook Medical
- Aterian Investment Partners in its acquisition of Allentown, LLC
- Berkshire Partners and its portfolio company National Carwash Solutions Inc. in the acquisition of Zep Vehicle Care
- Citation Capital in its acquisition of a majority stake in Aptive Environmental
- IMTT Holdings LLC (a portfolio company of Riverstone Holdings LLC) in its sale of five bulk liquids storage terminals located in Alamogordo, NM, Bremen, GA, Macon, GA, Montgomery, AL and Moundville, AL to JET Infrastructure Holding IA LLC (a portfolio company of Instar Asset Management)
- Integrated Power Services Holdings, Inc. (a portfolio company of Searchlight Capital Partners L.P.) in its incremental senior secured term loan facility
- J.C. Flowers in its acquisition of TRICOR, LLC
- Lee Equity Partners in its acquisition of a majority stake in Unlimited Technology, Inc.
- PSG in its acquisition of mPulse Mobile, Inc. and mPulse Mobile, Inc. in its acquisition of HealthCrowd
- Searchlight Capital Partners, together with co-investors, in the acquisition of Integrated Power Services, LLC
- Steward Health Care System LLC in a $75 million debtor-in-possession senior secured term loan facility to finance its chapter 11 cases
- Subsidiaries of Steward Health Care System LLC, as borrowers, under a bridge loan facility
Prior to joining Weil, Andrew was a Tax associate at another law firm.
Andrew received his LL.M. from New York University School of Law, his J.D., summa cum laude, from the University of Arkansas School of Law, where he served as an Articles Editor of the Arkansas Law Review, and his B.A. from the University of Arkansas.
Firm News & Announcements, Latest Thinking
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advises Citation Capital on Acquisition of Aptive Environmental Deal Brief — August 27, 2024
- Weil Advises Astorg in $282M Take-Private Acquisition of Hamilton Thorne Deal Brief — July 24, 2024
Latest Thinking
- Proposed Guidance on Investment Tax Credits for Clean Hydrogen Production Facilities Alert — By Jonathan J. Macke, Omar Samji, Irina Tsveklova, Andrew Lawson and Humzah Qamar Yazdani — PDF — January 18, 2024
- Treasury and IRS release proposed guidance on production of clean hydrogen Alert — By Jonathan J. Macke, Omar Samji, Irina Tsveklova, Andrew Lawson and Humzah Qamar Yazdani — PDF — December 29, 2023
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Inflation Reduction Act: New Monetization Techniques Are Helpful, But May Be Limited For Partnerships with Tax-Exempt Investors
Blog Post — Global Private Equity Watch
— By
Jonathan J. Macke and
Andrew Lawson
— November 01, 2023
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”) includes two new monetization opportunities – (i) the ability to receive cash payments from the government in lieu of claiming certain tax credits (“Direct Pay”) and (ii) the ability to sell certain tax credits to third parties for cash (“Transferability”). These provisions were intended to increase the pool of capital for clean energy projects by expanding potential sources of funding based on tax credits. Although this expanded pool picks up tax-exempt and governmental investors, proposed guidance from Treasury and the IRS would meaningfully limit the ability of such entities to utilize these provisions if they invest through a tax partnership. ...