The facts are sourced from an 8-K filing with the SEC via EDGAR, published July 1, 2024. The deal's status is pending regulatory, indicating it had not yet closed as of that filing.
Two financial advisors are disclosed, one per side, both designated lead. Perella Weinberg Partners served as exclusive financial advisor to Cedar Fair (labeled as the target side in this record), with the source sentence noting that Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP served as legal counsel to Cedar Fair. On the other side, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC served as exclusive financial advisor to Former Six Flags (labeled as the acquirer side), with Kirkland & Ellis LLP serving as Former Six Flags's legal counsel, per the corresponding source sentence.
Legal advisors are disclosed for both sides. Both Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP served as legal counsel to Cedar Fair, reflecting two law firms retained on that side. Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal counsel to Former Six Flags.
Beyond classifying the transaction as an all-stock merger of equals, the facts block does not specify the exchange ratio, pro forma ownership percentages, or governance terms typically associated with a merger-of-equals structure.
Several facts are not disclosed in this record. The transaction's dollar value is not stated. No expected closing date is given, and the facts block does not clarify the respective roles of Cedar Fair's two legal advisors, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, relative to one another.