Jeremy Weitz is Chair of the Firm’s Corporate Practice Group and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. Mr. Weitz’s expertise covers mergers and acquisitions, private equity, publicly and privately traded securities, venture capital, corporate maintenance and formation, corporate finance, and licensing. He represents clients in a variety of industries, including apparel, retail, beauty, food, fitness, technology, software, e-commerce, aerospace and defense, manufacturing, and entertainment that range in size from small start-ups to multi-billion dollar publicly traded corporations. Mr. Weitz routinely serves as outside general counsel for his corporate clients.
Mr. Weitz represents both buyers and sellers in merger and acquisition transactions. Mr. Weitz’s mergers and acquisitions practice is focused on the middle market with transaction values ranging between $10 million up to $3 billion.
Mr. Weitz routinely lectures on mergers and acquisitions and the apparel industry. He has also served as a faculty lecturer for the Practising Law Institute where he has lectured on mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions.
Mr. Weitz is also Co-Chair of the Firm’s Consumer Products’ Industry Practice Group and former Chair of the Firm’s Apparel Industry Practice Group. Mr. Weitz’s apparel industry practice includes representation of manufacturers, importers and retailers. His experience in the apparel industry includes mergers and acquisitions, finance, commercial law, financial and business planning, licensing, copyright and trademark matters and corporate law.
Mr. Weitz has served as President of the Apparel Industries’ Group for the City of Hope and is actively engaged in several charitable endeavors. Mr. Weitz has been named “Most Influential Private Equity Advisor” by the Los Angeles Business Journal. He has also been selected as one of Southern California’s Super Lawyers from 2018 – 2020 and a Southern California Rising Star from 2006 – 2008, 2013. In 2023, Mr. Weitz was recognized as a Los Angeles Visionary by LA Times B2B Publishing. Most recently, he was selected as one of the Top 100 Attorneys in Los Angeles by The Los Angeles Business Journal and was recognized in the 2026 Legal 500 U.S. Elite rankings in the area of Corporate and M&A.
A selection of Mr. Weitz’s experience includes representation of:
Stripes Group (A NY based PE Firm) in its investment in La La Land Café, a chain of upscale coffee houses currently in California, Texas, AZ, TN and NC.
Bloom Nutrition, a brand of energy drinks and health and wellness supplements sold nationwide, in its expanded partnership with Nutrabolt
Golden Packing Meat Purveyors, a leading meat supplier to high end restaurants and hotels, in its sale to Baldor Foods
Meaningful Partners, a Los Angeles-based private equity fund, in its investment into Skiptown an expanding business offering private off-leash social clubs and dog parks
Luxury Brands, LLC and the Dodo Group, LLC in their investment and acquisition of PRAI Beauty, a renowned pro-aging skincare brand, and BIA Skin, a premium body care brand known for its science-backed formulations and high-performance beauty products
Mobility Market Intelligence (MMI), a provider of data intelligence and market insight tools for the mortgage and real estate industries, in its strategic acquisition of MonitorBase
Uscreen TV, a video monetization platform, in its Sale to PSG Equity
Radiant Services Corp, a premier linen service provider for luxury and premium hotels, in its sale to PureStar
Taos Footwear, a leading innovative footwear brand, in its investment by Prospect Capital
Full Glass Wine Co., a leading direct to consumer wine brand, in its acquisition of Splash Wines and Scout & Cellar
Texollini, a US textile manufacturer, in its sale to Hansae International
Lemon Squeezy, an all-in-one payment, tax, email and affiliate marketing platform, in its sale to Stripe
AB Airbags, a national supplier of dunnage airbags and accessory tools products, in its sale to Shur-Co
Salt & Stone, Inc., a skin and body care company, in its investment by Humble Growth Partners
Irresistible Foods Group, a collection of authentic food and beverage brands, in its investment in Honey Mama’s
Meaningful Partners, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, in its investment in M2 ingredients Inc.
Bloom Nutrition, a leading provider of greens and superfoods, in its investment by Nutrabolt
Roon Labs, an audiophile-grade multi-room and multi-connectivity music streaming platform, in its sale to Samsung subsidiary, Harman
Sauce Ventures, LLC (dba TRUFF) in its investment by SKKY Partners, a private equity fund co-founded by Kim Kardashian and Jay Sammons
Turbo Wholesale Tires, a national and international tire supplier of proprietary and third party brands, in its strategic investment by Kingswood Capital Management, LP
Patrick Ta Beauty, a luxury cosmetics line, in its investment by Stride Consumer Partners
Endeavour Capital and the other equity holders of Johnny Was in the sale of Johnny Was to Oxford Industries
Lamps Plus, Inc., an omnichannel retailer of lighting, ceiling fans and other home furnishing products, in its strategic investment by Nexus Capital Management LP
JOCKO FUEL, an energy drink and supplement company co-founded by ex-Navy Seal Team Leader and podcaster, Jocko Wilnick, in its investment by Goode Partners
Re-Think It, a manufacturer and seller of recycled eating utensils and food storage accessories sold in Target, Amazon and Walmart, in its sale to Monolith Brands
Inspire Fitness, a leader in state-of-the-art fitness equipment, in its sale to HighPost Capital
Endeavour Capital in its sale of Wineshipping, a leading provider of direct-to-consumer logistics and fulfillment solutions for the wine and alcoholic beverages industry, to Greenbriar Equity
LaserAway in its strategic investment by Ares Management
Fifth Sun Holdings in its sale to Platinum Equity
Raw Sugar in its sale to WM Partners
Roger Dunn Worldwide Golf in its sale to Capitol Hill Group
Idol Brands, LLC in its acquisition of Lodi Canning Company
Xponential Fitness/Snap Dragon Capital in its acquisition of Rumble, Pure Barre, LLC, AKT (Anne Kaiser Technique), Stride, Stretch Lab, and Row House
Bocchi Laboratories, a leading manufacturer of beauty products, in its sale to Bright International LLC
Mad Engine, LLC in its sale to Platinum Equity
CriticalPoint Capital, LLC in its acquisition of Farm Supply Distribution
Gas Transmission Systems, Inc. in its sale to Kleinfelder
Majority Owner in its sale of Able Freight Services to Equity Group Investments
Bonfit America Inc. in its sale of Steripod® to Ranir, LLC
Golden State Distillery in its transaction with Deutsch Family Wine and Spirits
Green Fiber International in its sale to Indorama Ventures
Southwest Elevator in its majority recapitalization by Align Capital Partners
Araca in its sale of its Music Merchandise Division to Sony Music Entertainment
BB Dakota in its sale to Steve Madden
Well-known regional grocery chain in its investment from a private equity fund
Meaningful Partners in numerous investments in consumer product space
Club Pilates, the largest franchisor of Pilates studios in the United States, in its investment from TPG Growth, the middle market and growth equity platform of alternative asset firm TPG
YS Garments, Inc. in its investment by Blue Point Capital Partners
Rails International in its investment by SK Holdings
Ceilings Plus in its sale to USG Corporation
mophie inc., a leading global cell phone accessory manufacturer, in its sale to ZAGG
LePort Educational Institute Inc. in its sale of private and Montessori elementary schools throughout the country to various buyers
JBrand, a contemporary fashion brand that specializes in denim, in its sale to Star Avenue Capital, and subsequently in its sale to Fast Retailing
Endeavour Capital in its investment in Johnny Was
Hot 8 Yoga in its investment from BBRC Worldwide
Sellers in the sale of Roger CPA Review to strategic buyer
Pegasus Foods in its investment by New Water Capital
Venice Baking in its sale to Rich’s Products Corporation
Ju-Ju-Be in its investment by Bregal Partners
Snak Club and New Century Snacks, a healthy snack food company, in its investment by Insignia Capital
ADI Strategies in the sale of its assets in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Pune, India to Huron Consulting. This acquisition represents the second completed transaction between Huron and ADI
Discount Tire Centers in its sale of large group of tire centers to Pep Boys
COOLHAUS in its investment by Solamere Capital, LLC
VEEV Spirits in its sale to Luxco
Hong Kong Based Investor Group in its acquisition of Kellwood Company, LLC
Mydyer / Providence Industries in its recapitalization with East West Bank and equity investment from Alaris Royalty Corporation
Apparel Production Services in its acquisition of Active Ride Shop
Bedhead Pajamas, the nearly 20-year-old Los Angeles sleepwear company, in its sale to Komar
Mad Engine, LLC, a leading global licensed apparel company, in its acquisitions of Neff Headwear and Lifted Research Group (LRG)
The management team of Duckhorn Wine Company, a world renowned wine business, in its sale to TSG Consumer Partners, a strategic equity investor
Admissions
California
Education
Loyola Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1998
Dean’s Academic Scholarship
Member of the Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society
Order of the Coif
Emory University, B.A., Political Science, with honors, 1995
Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances
Cross-Border Transactions
Public Company Corporate Governance and Compliance
Former President and current Board Member, Apparel Industries Group for the City of Hope
Past Dinner Chair and Fundraising Chair, Apparel Industries Group for the City of Hope
Past President and board member, The Professionals Club- (formerly, the Textile Professionals Club or TPC) which is a networking group for professionals from a wide range of business backgrounds, including accountants, investment bankers, commercial bankers, lawyers, property agents and developers, financial advisors, and other professionals who serve the local business community.
