Sidley represented investment funds affiliated with ZMC in their acquisition of iconic comedy brand The Second City. Over its 60-year history, The Second City has been home to some of the most beloved names in comedy, and ZMC plans on building the next generation of comedy talent by investing in people and creativity.
The Sidley team was led by Dan Clivner, Payom Pirahesh, and Jim Warczak and included Camila Piedrahita Abello, Jack McKay, and Alex Newland (Private Equity/M&A); Ben Rosemergy and Lizzy Burns (Employee Benefits); Kate Roberts, Galit Knotz, and James Weiss (Labor, Employment and Immigration); Rusty Weiss, Dusan Clark, and Elliott Blufer (Technology and IP Transactions); Tara Lancaster and Christian Molander-Barraza (Tax); Scott Goldstein (Insurance); Ash Nagdev (Privacy and Cybersecurity); Banks Bruce, Angela Fontana, Pam Martinson, and Alejandro Ruiz (Global Finance). Goodmans acted as Canadian counsel for ZMC.