Paul, Weiss represented Wellspring Capital Management LLC in its acquisition of Hoffmaster Group, a leading North American manufacturer of disposable tableware, from Metalmark Capital Holdings LLC. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

The Paul, Weiss team included corporate partners Angelo Bonvino, Thomas de la Bastide, Jeanette Chan, Marco Masotti and Robert Zochowski and counsel Christopher Poggi, David Carmona, Lindsey Wiersma and David Lee; employee benefits partners Andrew Gaines and Robert Fleder and counsel Reuven Falik and Jason Ertel; tax partner Scott Sontag; intellectual property partner Chuck Googe; real estate partner Peter Fisch; and environmental counsel William O'Brien.