Payom M. Pirahesh

• Speaker, “Representations and Warranties Insurance in Mergers and Acquisitions,” UCLA School of Law’s Mergers and Acquisitions Transactions Course, Spring 2022, Spring 2023 and Spring 2024
• Speaker, “Private Equity – Virtual Deal Panel Webinar,” BDO, December 9, 2020
• Speaker, “Fiduciary Duties of Directors of Delaware Corporations,” UCLA School of Law’s Business Associations Course, April 23, 2019
• Speaker, “Corporate Laws Overview: Entities, Financings and Term Sheets,” UCLA Anderson’s School of Management Executive MBA Program, Spring 2018
• Speaker, “Representations and Warranties Insurance in Mergers and Acquisitions,” UCLA School of Law’s Mergers and Acquisitions Transactions Course, Fall 2017
• Speaker, “Overview of Mergers and Acquisitions Transactions,” USC Gould School of Law’s Business Organizations Course, Fall 2016
• Co-Author, “USA — California: Trends and Developments” Chapter, Chambers Global Practice Guide for Private Equity, September 11, 2025
• Contributing Author, “United States Corporate Acquisitions and Mergers,” Corporate Acquisitions and Mergers (Wolters Kluwer ed. 2018)

• Wpromote, a full-service digital marketing agency backed by ZMC, in its acquisition of creative media and experiential agency Giant Spoon.
• Webcor in its acquisition of GCON, a full-service construction management firm serving the technology, datacenter, healthcare, aviation, higher education, and public sectors.
• Lido Advisors, a nationally recognized wealth advisory firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with over US$29 billion in Regulatory Assets Under Management (RAUM) and 40 offices across the U.S., in its partnerships with:
  • Stuart Chaussée & Associates, Inc., an independent wealth management firm based in Palos Verdes, CA with over US$500 million in RAUM.
  •  Fountainhead Advisors, a New Jersey-based wealth management firm with more than US$1.2 billion in RAUM.
  • BluePointe Capital Management, a Menlo Park-based RIA with more than US$870 million in RAUM.
  • Olympus Wealth Management, a Salt Lake City metro area-based wealth management firm with more than US$850 million in RAUM.
• Gelfand, Rennert and Feldman (GRF), a full-service business management firm that represents individuals and businesses in the entertainment space, in becoming the business management hub of Focus Financial Partners in 2024 following a partnership between the two firms established in 2017.
• Webcor, a commercial builder, in the formation of Webcor Ventures, LLC and its inaugural investment in R2 Building, a second-generation modular construction firm.
• Tengram Capital Partners in its sale of HRB Brands to Sodalis Group, a European-based beauty and personal care platform.
• 9 Story Media Group, a portfolio company of ZMC, in its US$186 million sale to Scholastic.
• An affiliate of ZMC in the acquisition of the Titanic Museum attractions with locations in both Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and Branson, Missouri.
• ZMC in its strategic investment in World Choice Investments, a leading live dinner attraction and family entertainment operator with core concepts including Dolly Parton’s Stampede, Pirates Voyage and Hatfield & McCoy.
• Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (Thrivent), White Rose CFO 2023 Holdings, LLC (the issuer), and other affiliated entities in connection with Thrivent’s inaugural US$400 million CFO offering.
• Simeio, a portfolio company of ZMC, in its acquisition of PathMaker Group (PMG), a provider of identity management services and solutions.
• ZMC in its strategic investment in Wpromote, an independent digital marketing agency.
• CafeMedia, a portfolio company of ZMC, in its acquisition of Slickstream, an engagement product for independent publishers, from Hivepoint.
• ZMC in its acquisition of Resonate, a provider of A.I.-powered consumer data and intelligence.
• FocalPoint Securities, LLC in its sale to B. Riley Financial (NASDAQ: RILY) for total consideration of up to US$175 million.
• ZMC in its acquisition of Simpler Trading, a platform for interactive online education for individual traders and investors.
• Henkels & McCoy Group Inc., a large U.S. private electrical power transmission and distribution utility services firm, in its US$600 million sale to MasTec, Inc. (NYSE: MTZ).
• ITRenew, a portfolio company of ZMC, in its sale to Iron Mountain (NYSE: IRM) valued at US$925 million.
• CafeMedia, a portfolio company of ZMC, in its acquisition of Topic (Chia Labs, Inc.).
• U.S.-based private equity fund sponsor affiliated investment funds in their acquisition of MMA Capital Holdings, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: MMAC) for US$161.7 million.
• ZMC in its acquisition of iconic comedy brand The Second City.
• AAE Aerospace in connection with its sale to Karman Missile & Space Systems, a portfolio company of Trive Capital.
• Certain Principals of Bel Air Investment Advisors in Hightower’s acquisition of Bel Air Investment Advisors from Fiera Capital Corporation.
• Exceleration Music in its formation and equity investment from Richmond Hill Investment Co.
• Millie Bobby Brown and the Brown Family in the acquisition of Florence by Mills from beauty incubator Beach House Group.
• Warner Gaming on the sale of its one-half joint venture interest in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City to Peninsula Pacific Entertainment.
• Ivanti Software, Inc., a portfolio company of Clearlake Capital, in its US$872 million acquisition of MobileIron Inc.
• Ivanti Software, Inc., a portfolio company of Clearlake Capital, in its strategic growth investment by TA Associates.
• Revionics, Inc. in its sale to Aptos, a portfolio company of the Merchant Banking Division (MBD) of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and its affiliates.
• VWM Analytics in connection with its sale to the global consulting firm J.S. Held, a portfolio company of the private equity firm Kelso & Company.
• ZMC in its acquisition of Simeio Solutions.
• Coola Suncare LLC in its sale of a majority equity stake to an affiliate of a global manufacturer of household products.
• Affiliates of Siris Capital Group, LLC in their US$1.7 billion acquisition of Electronics for Imaging, Inc.
• GRF Management Company, LLC in the acquisitions by Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman, LLC of substantially all of the assets of WG&S, LLP, Flynn Family Office LLC and Skeet Kaye Hopkins LLP.
• ITRenew, Inc. in its acquisition of eSISO, LLC.ZMC in its acquisition of CMI Marketing, Inc.
• Investor group led by investment funds managed by affiliates of a major American alternative asset manager in its US$1.4 billion acquisition of 40.6 percent of OneMain Holdings, Inc. from affiliates of Fortress Investment Group LLC.
• ITRenew, Inc. as U.S. counsel in its acquisition of Splitted-Desktop Systems (SDS).
• Stockholders of Enhanced Vision Systems, Inc. in their sale to VFO, a portfolio company of investment funds managed by Vector Capital.
• ZMC in its acquisition of ITRenew, Inc.
• Investment funds managed by an affiliate of Z Capital Partners, L.L.C. in their acquisition of Sports Information Group, LLC.
• Intrepid Investment Bankers in its role as the exclusive financial advisor to Ambry Genetics Corporation in its US$1 billion sale to Konica Minolta.
• Founders of the Lagunitas Brewing Company in connection with the sale of their remaining equity stake to an affiliate of Heineken N.V.
• Advatech Pacific, Inc. in connection with its sale of substantially all of the assets of its Electronics and Communications division to General Dynamics Mission Systems.
• Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman LLP in connection with the sale of substantially all of its assets to a newly created affiliate of Focus Financial Partners, as well as its entry into a management arrangement with such affiliate in connection with the sale.
• Investment funds affiliated with Z Capital Partners, L.L.C. in their acquisition of the NitroSteel and Atmosphere Annealing assets of an affiliate of Gerdau S.A.
• Financial advisor to Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. in its US$821 million acquisition of Intralinks Holdings, Inc.
• Investment funds affiliated with Siris Capital Group, LLC in the closings of their US$2 billion acquisition of Polycom, Inc. and US$654 million acquisition of Xura, Inc. (formerly Comverse).
• Investment funds affiliated with a leading global alternative investment manager in their acquisition of Valet Waste.
• Upstream Rehabilitation Inc., a portfolio company of investment funds affiliated with Charterhouse Equity Partners, in its sale to Revelstoke Capital Partners.
• International Strategy & Investment in its acquisition by Evercore.
• InsightExpress, a portfolio company of investment funds affiliated with General Atlantic, in its sale to Milward Brown, a WPP company.
• Circulite, a portfolio company of MacAndrews & Forbes, in its sale to Heartware.
• Investment funds affiliated witha major American alternative asset manager, along with Riverstone Holdings LLC and other investors, in the US$7.15 billion acquisition of the oil and natural gas exploration and production assets of El Paso Corporation.

*Payom advised on some of these matters prior to joining Willkie.