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Perella Weinberg Partners
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10153
Re: Perella Weinberg Partners
Registration Statement on Form S-8
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special United States counsel to Perella Weinberg Partners, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (together with the exhibits thereto, the “Registration Statement”) to be filed on the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), relating to the registration of 3,481,235 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), available for future issuance under the Perella Weinberg Partners 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).
This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K of the General Rules and Regulations of the Commission promulgated under the Securities Act (the “Rules and Regulations”).
Perella Weinberg Partners
February 7, 2025
Page 2
In rendering the opinion stated herein, we have examined the following:
(a) the Registration Statement in the form to be filed with the Commission on the date hereof;
(b) the Plan;
(c) an executed copy of a certificate of Alexandra Gottschalk, Chief Financial Officer, dated the date hereof (the “Officer’s Certificate”);
(d) a copy of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as in effect as of December 28, 2020, certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of February 7, 2025, and certified pursuant to the Officer’s Certificate;
(e) a copy of the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Restated Certificate of Incorporation”), as currently in effect, certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of February 7, 2025, and certified pursuant to the Officer’s Certificate;
(f) copies of the Company’s Bylaws, as amended and in effect as of December 28, 2020, and certified pursuant to the Officer’s Certificate;
(g) copies of the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Amended and Restated Bylaws”), as amended and in effect as of the date hereof, and certified pursuant to the Officer’s Certificate; and
(h) copies of certain resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company relating to the approval of the Plan and certain related matters and certified pursuant to the Officer’s Certificate.
We have also examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such records of the Company and such agreements, certificates and receipts of public officials, certificates of officers or other representatives of the Company and others, and such other documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinion stated below, including the facts and conclusions set forth in the Officer’s Certificate.
In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, including electronic signatures, the legal capacity and competency of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as facsimile, electronic, certified or photocopied copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such copies. In making our examination of executed documents, we have assumed that the parties thereto, other than the Company, had the power, corporate or other, to enter into and perform all obligations thereunder and have also assumed the due authorization by all requisite action, corporate or other, and the execution and delivery by such parties of such documents and the validity and binding effect thereof on such parties. As to any facts relevant to the opinion stated herein that we did not independently establish or verify, we
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February 7, 2025
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have relied upon statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company and others and of public officials, including the facts and conclusions set forth in the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Officer’s Certificate.
In rendering the opinion set forth below, we have also assumed that (i) the Shares will be issued in book-entry form and an appropriate account statement evidencing the Shares credited to a recipient’s account maintained with the Company’s transfer agent and registrar will be issued by the Company’s transfer agent and registrar, (ii) each award agreement under which options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock bonuses, other stock-based awards and certain other awards are granted pursuant to the Plan will be consistent with the Plan and will be duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto, and (iii) the Company’s issuance of the Shares does not and will not (a) except to the extent expressly stated in the opinions contained herein, violate any statute to which the Company or such issuance is subject, or (b) constitute a violation of, or a breach under, or require the consent or approval of any other person under, any agreement or instrument binding on the Company (except that we do not make this assumption with respect to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Amended and Restated Bylaws although we have assumed compliance with any covenant, restriction or provision with respect to financial ratios or tests or any aspect of the financial condition or results of operations of the Company contained in such instruments) and that the Company will continue to have sufficient authorized shares of Common Stock, and (iv) the Company’s authorized capital stock is as set forth in the Restated Certificate of Incorporation and we have relied solely on the certified copy thereof issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and have not made any other inquiries or investigations.
We do not express any opinion with respect to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”).
Based upon the foregoing and subject to the qualifications and assumptions stated herein, we are of the opinion that the Shares have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of the Company under the DGCL and, when the Shares are issued to the Plan participants in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan and the applicable award agreement for consideration in an amount at least equal to the par value of such Shares, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations. This opinion letter is expressed as of the date hereof unless otherwise expressly stated, and we disclaim any undertaking to advise you of any subsequent changes in the facts stated or assumed herein or of any subsequent changes in applicable laws.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
