Private Equity
Overview
Sidley has an extensive Private Equity practice with lawyers around the world principally focused on advising our private equity clients. Our private equity lawyers possess deep experience across the broad spectrum of private equity transactions, from multibillion-dollar leveraged buyouts (LBOs) to growth equity investments in premium middle markets companies.
Sidley Austin has a deep bench of highly capable attorneys with the subject matter expertise needed to accomplish complex, innovative and first-of-their-kind transactions.
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*Only admitted to practice in New York and in Israel. Not admitted to practice in England and Wales.
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*Admitted to practice only in New York. Not admitted to practice in Florida.
Capabilities
- Banking, Payments and Fintech
- Emerging Companies and Venture Capital
- Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
- Financial Institutions
- Global Life Sciences
- Healthcare
- Insurance
- M&A
- Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Project Finance and Infrastructure
- Real Estate
- Restructuring
- Tax
- Technology Sector
- Technology and Life Sciences Transactions
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News & Insights
India Cross-Border Business and Investment ForumMonday, February 2, 2026 | Wednesday, February 4, 2026 | Friday, February 6, 2026Sidley Represents Sleep Number Corporation in Strategic Partnership With Travis KelceJanuary 29, 2026Sidley Advises FAS Group on I Squared Capital’s Investment into FAS RenewablesJanuary 29, 2026Sidley Represents Athene in Its US$9 Billion Acquisition of Apollo’s Commercial Real Estate Loan PortfolioJanuary 28, 2026
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Key Takeaways from the European Commission’s New Foreign Subsidies Regulation GuidelinesJanuary 14, 2026U.S. FTC Releases 2026 Thresholds for HSR Act Filings and Raises HSR Filing FeesJanuary 14, 2026New U.S. Executive Order Targets Stock Buybacks, Dividends, and Executive Compensation for Underperforming Defense ContractorsJanuary 9, 2026Private Equity M&A Market Overview: Year-to-Date 2025 RecapNovember 2025
EU Law Update
Antitrust and Competition Update
Commercial Litigation and Disputes Update
Spotlight on Take-Private Transactions
Compelling Case for Co-InvestmentOctober 3, 2025Chambers 2025 Global Practice Guides – Private EquitySeptember 11, 2025A Spirit of Optimism Is PalpableMarch 14, 2025Private Equity Business Overcomes Legal Challenges of BrexitDecember 7, 2024
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India Cross-Border Business and Investment ForumMonday, February 2, 2026 | Wednesday, February 4, 2026 | Friday, February 6, 2026Recharge & Recaffeinate with Sidley @ JPMMonday, January 12, 2026 – Tuesday, January 13, 2026Private Funds 2025: Developments & OpportunitiesThursday, March 13, 2025India-U.S. M&A and Private Equity Trends and DevelopmentsTuesday, February 25, 2025
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Webinars
Sidley Represents Sleep Number Corporation in Strategic Partnership With Travis KelceJanuary 29, 2026Sidley Advises FAS Group on I Squared Capital’s Investment into FAS RenewablesJanuary 29, 2026Sidley Represents Athene in Its US$9 Billion Acquisition of Apollo’s Commercial Real Estate Loan PortfolioJanuary 28, 2026Sidley Advises Marathon Asset Management on its up to US$1.6 Billion Sale to CVCJanuary 26, 2026
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Sidley Honored as a “Practice Group of the Year” in Four CategoriesJanuary 20, 2026Sidley Ranked in Chambers Greater China Region 2026January 15, 2026Sidley Ranked for “Private Equity Transactions” by JUVEDecember 22, 2025Sidley Ranked in Legal 500 Greater China 2026November 19, 2025
Accolades
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Shane Goudey and Mathew Eapen Featured on Swimming with Allocators Podcast Episode, “Investing Against the Grain”May 2025Shane Goudey and Mathew Eapen Featured on Swimming with Allocators Podcast Episode, “Beyond the Game: Leading Family Offices of Professional Athletes”May 2025Shane Goudey and Mathew Eapen Featured on Swimming with Allocators Podcast Episode, “The Untapped Potential of Corporate Venture Capital in Canada”April 2025Shane Goudey and Mathew Eapen Featured on Swimming with Allocators Podcast Episode, “Is the Future of Venture Capital in the Hands of Emerging Managers?”April 2025
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