Sidley Represents Rithm Capital in Its US$720 Million Acquisition of Computershare’s U.S. Loan Services Business

Sidley is representing Rithm Capital Corp. (NYSE: RITM) in its US$720 million acquisition of Computershare Mortgage Services Inc. and certain affiliated companies, including Specialized Loan Servicing LLC, from Computershare Limited (ASX: CPU). Rithm Capital is an asset manager focused on the real estate and financial services industries. Once the transaction has closed, Specialized Loan Servicing’s portfolio and operations will be managed by Rithm’s portfolio company Newrez LLC.

The Sidley team is being led by Bill D. Howell and Courtney Gilberg (M&A and Private Equity), and includes Courtney Luster and Micaela Hannah (M&A and Private Equity); Mark D. Werner, Jake Ahlgren, and Rebecca Matey (Global Finance); Stephen M. Fronk, Paul Kariyawasam, and Collin J Marshall (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions); Christian E. Pilhofer, Karim S. Pirani, and Akshay Soman (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); James W. Lowe, Edward Sharon, and Jason C. Semmes (Antitrust/Competition); Ash Nagdev and Casey D. Grant (Privacy and Cybersecurity); Tara Lancaster and Andrew B. Smith (Tax); and Teresa L. Reuter, Vera M. Iwankiw, and Jordan Varberg (Labor and Employment).