Sidley is representing Steward Health Care System LLC in its sale of five hospitals and related hospital operations in Utah to HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: HCA). In connection with this transaction, HCA Healthcare also entered into an agreement to lease the related real estate from its owner, Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE: MPW), following the expected closing.
The Sidley team is being led by Sam Wales and Ankur Gupta (Private Equity), and includes a multi-office team consisting of: Ben Kirschner and Krista Lewis (Private Equity); Bekah Maloney and Amanda Patterson (M&A); Angela Fontana (Global Finance); Erica Taschler (Real Estate); Matthew Walker and Dane Rupley (Energy); Tara Lancaster and Katharine Funkhouser (Tax); Mark Langdon, Jon Zucker, Wandaly Fernandez, and Meredith Greene (Healthcare); Karen Kazmerzak and Beth Chen (Antitrust); Eric Winwood and Marian Fielding (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Margaret Allen and Alaric R. Smith (Commercial Litigation and Disputes); Martha Clarke, Jason Marsico, and Katie Sreenan (Labor, Employment and Immigration); Heather Palmer and Allen Braddock (Environmental); Lauren Grau and Grace Walton (Technology and IP Transactions); and Alan Charles Raul and Michael Roberts (Privacy and Cybersecurity).