Oak Hill to Re-invest in Berlin Packaging

Paul, Weiss is advising Oak Hill Capital Partners in its recapitalization, alongside Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, in packaging products company Berlin Packaging L.L.C, a portfolio company of Oak Hill. Paul, Weiss is also representing Berlin Packaging in the transaction. As part of the arrangement, CPPIB will make a US$500 million investment, and Oak Hill will also make a significant investment. The Berlin Packaging management team, including Chairman and CEO Andrew Berlin, will also make a significant investment. Additional financial terms were not disclosed.

The Paul, Weiss team includes, among others, corporate partners Brian Lavin, Angelo Bonvino, Eric Goodison, Marco Masotti, Manuel Frey and John Kennedy and counsel Lindsey Wiersma, Daniel Layfield, Stephen Koo and Scott Grader; tax partners David Sicular and Patrick Karsnitz and counsel Mashiho Yuasa; employee benefits counsel Jason Ertel; intellectual property partner Chuck Googe; real estate partner Mitchell Berg; antitrust counsel Marta Kelly; and environmental counsel William O'Brien.