Biography

Sam de Blecourt is an associate in Weil’s Private Equity practice and is based in New York. Sam participates in the representation of private equity firms and their portfolio companies with respect to mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and general corporate matters.
Sam has been part of the teams advising:
- American Securities in its acquisition of Conair Corporation and Conair’s acquisition of The Fulham Group LLC; LaserShip, Inc. in its acquisition of OnTrac Logistics, Inc.; its approximately $1.9 billion sale of Paragon Medical to AMETEK, Inc.; and Emerald Performance Materials, LLC in its $300 million sale of CVC Thermoset Specialties
- Apollo S3 Equity Management, L.P. and LGT Capital Partners Inc. in their joint investment in a single asset continuation fund managed by AEA Investors
- Blackstone in its $130 million acquisition of a minority stake in PayCargo, LLC (a portfolio company of Insight Partners); its acquisition of Sustana Group and Sustana Group’s acquisition of Hanna Paper
- Blue Owl Strategic Equity in a syndicate of investors in a continuation fund led by Kelso & Company Capital
- Brighton Park Capital, as lead investor, in an investment in Glassbox Ltd.
- Churchill Capital Corp III, a SPAC sponsored by Churchill Capital Group, in its $5.7 billion merger with MultiPlan, Inc. that has an enterprise value based on the transaction of approximately $11 billion
- CVC Capital Partners in its acquisitions of Radwell International and Radwell International’s acquisition of Electrical Source Holdings
- GHK Capital Partners in its acquisitions of ITS Logistics, Inc. and Johns-Byrne LLC
- Goldman Sachs in the sale of Restaurant Technologies
- HKA Global Inc. in its acquisition of ASQ Consulting Group LLC
- Intermediate Capital Group, together with Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., in the formation of Accelerate Topco Holdings LLC, and in such fund's $839.7 million acquisition of a majority stake in AmeriLife Holdings LLC
- Lee Equity Partners, together with Twin Point Capital, in their $161.4 million take-private of TESSCO Technologies Incorporated
- Mudrick Capital Management and its portfolio company Thryv Holdings, Inc. in Thryv’s $200 million acquisition of Sensis Pty Ltd.
- Nexa Equity LLC in its acquisitions of Easy Metrics Inc. and Traxero
- Northleaf Capital, together with Liberty Hall, in the formation of Liberty Hall Capital NL Partners, L.P. and in such fund's single asset acquisition of Accurus Aerospace Corporation
- Oak Hill Capital and its portfolio company EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants (EPIC) in the merger of EPIC and JenCap Holdings, LLC (a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group)
- Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) and TA Associates in the sale of a majority stake in Flexera Software LLC, to Thoma Bravo, with OTPP and TA retaining minority stakes
- Searchlight Capital Partners, together with co-investors, in the acquisition of Integrated Power Services, LLC and Integrated Power Services’ acquisition of Evans Enterprises, Inc.
- Stripes Group, as sponsor, in the formation of Stripes Continuation Fund I, LP and in such fund's single asset acquisition of Stella & Chewy’s, LLC
- TPG in its acquisition of Keter Environmental Services Inc.
Sam received his J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, and his B.A., with honors, from Indiana University.
Firm News & Announcements
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advises Irradiant Partners in Sale to Apollo Affiliate, Redding Ridge Asset Management Deal Brief — February 21, 2025
- Weil Advises Nexa Equity and Autura on Merger with Traxero Deal Brief — October 18, 2024