Key Takeaways
- • Greenberg Traurig elevated Abigail X. Xu to shareholder status in its New York office, strengthening the firm's M&A and Private Equity practices with hire from Paul, Weiss.
- • Xu brings specialized experience across acquisitions, divestitures, carve-outs, equity investments, and activist defense across technology, infrastructure, energy, financial services, and insurance sectors.
- • Recent transaction experience includes Crown Castle's $8.5 billion divestiture (Fiber Solutions to Zayo Group, Small Cell business to EQT Active Core Infrastructure fund), Eaton's $9.5 billion Boyd Thermal acquisition, and GSK's $950 million 35Pharma acquisition.
- • Xu's hire reflects Greenberg Traurig's strategic expansion of its global M&A roster, particularly in New York, as the firm deepens capabilities for both buy-side and sell-side advisory across public and private companies.
- • Ejim Peter Achi, co-managing shareholder of the New York office and co-chair of Global Corporate and Private Equity practices, cited Xu's cross-industry expertise and ability to navigate complex, high-stakes transactions as critical to client value maximization.
Summary
Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its M&A and Private Equity practices by elevating Abigail X. Xu to shareholder in its New York office, effective May 27, 2026. Xu joins from Paul, Weiss, bringing a comprehensive transaction advisory background spanning the full lifecycle of strategic M&A activity.
Xu's practice encompasses acquisitions, divestitures, carve-outs, equity investments, and activist defense across multiple industries. Her recent transactions demonstrate substantial deal-making capability: she advised on Crown Castle's $8.5 billion portfolio divestiture, which included the sale of its Fiber Solutions business to Zayo Group Holdings and its Small Cell business to Arium Networks (an EQT Active Core Infrastructure fund); Eaton's $9.5 billion acquisition of Boyd Corporation's Boyd Thermal business; and GlaxoSmithKline's $950 million acquisition of 35Pharma. She has represented both public and private companies across technology, infrastructure, energy, financial services, and insurance sectors.
Ejim Peter Achi, co-managing shareholder of Greenberg Traurig's New York office and co-chair of its Global Corporate and Private Equity practices, highlighted the strategic rationale for Xu's addition, stating that her "broad-based practice" and ability to "navigate complex, high-stakes matters with clarity and precision" strengthen the firm's capacity to serve clients across evolving transaction landscapes. Achi emphasized that Xu's cross-industry perspective and dual buy-side/sell-side expertise enhance the firm's ability to provide flexible, value-maximizing advisory.
The hire underscores Greenberg Traurig's ongoing expansion of its M&A and Private Equity capabilities globally, with particular emphasis on deepening its New York roster. Xu cited the firm's business-minded approach and focus on client value maximization as factors in her lateral move from Paul, Weiss.
Xu's practice encompasses acquisitions, divestitures, carve-outs, equity investments, and activist defense across multiple industries. Her recent transactions demonstrate substantial deal-making capability: she advised on Crown Castle's $8.5 billion portfolio divestiture, which included the sale of its Fiber Solutions business to Zayo Group Holdings and its Small Cell business to Arium Networks (an EQT Active Core Infrastructure fund); Eaton's $9.5 billion acquisition of Boyd Corporation's Boyd Thermal business; and GlaxoSmithKline's $950 million acquisition of 35Pharma. She has represented both public and private companies across technology, infrastructure, energy, financial services, and insurance sectors.
Ejim Peter Achi, co-managing shareholder of Greenberg Traurig's New York office and co-chair of its Global Corporate and Private Equity practices, highlighted the strategic rationale for Xu's addition, stating that her "broad-based practice" and ability to "navigate complex, high-stakes matters with clarity and precision" strengthen the firm's capacity to serve clients across evolving transaction landscapes. Achi emphasized that Xu's cross-industry perspective and dual buy-side/sell-side expertise enhance the firm's ability to provide flexible, value-maximizing advisory.
The hire underscores Greenberg Traurig's ongoing expansion of its M&A and Private Equity capabilities globally, with particular emphasis on deepening its New York roster. Xu cited the firm's business-minded approach and focus on client value maximization as factors in her lateral move from Paul, Weiss.
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