Sidley is representing Ivanti, Inc. in its proposed acquisition of Cherwell Software. Ivanti is a leading provider of enterprise-grade intelligent IT management and security software solutions backed by affiliates of Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. and TA Associates. Cherwell Software, a portfolio company of KKR, is a provider of IT service management and enterprise service management solutions focused on medium and large enterprises.
The Sidley team is led by Mehdi Khodadad and Nicolai Schwarz-Gondek (M&A and Private Equity), and included Feifei Bian, Mark Castiglia, and David Azcarraga (M&A and Private Equity); Eric Kauffman, Peter McCorkell, Natalie Chan, and Bethany Wise (Employment); Stacy Crosnicker and Sarah Recktenwald (Employee Benefits); Kyle Barnett (Technology and IP Transactions); Rachel Kleinberg and Jonathan Westreich (Tax); Karen Kazmerzak, Ken Daly, Elizabeth Chen, Jakob Dewispelaere, and Alessandra Moroni (Antitrust/Competition); and Alan Charles Raul, Sheri Porath Rockwell, and Lauren Cuyvers (Privacy and Cybersecurity).