M&A and Private Equity

Sidley has a preeminent global M&A and Private Equity practice comprised of more than 240 lawyers in 16 offices worldwide. We are engaged in the full spectrum of public and private M&A and private equity transactions of all sizes including deals such as the leveraged buyout of Equity Office Properties Trust by The Blackstone Group for $39 billion and the leveraged buyout of First Data Corporation by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) for $29 billion. Our clients include large and small companies, private equity funds and other financial sponsors, boards of directors, special committees, financial advisors and other participants in corporate transactions.

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• 151 Sidley Lawyers Recognized in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for 2009
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