Sidley advised STORY3 Capital Partners, the Los Angeles based private equity firm, on its significant minority investment in Adanola, a leading UK-based athleisure and activewear brand creating versatile activewear and wardrobe essentials for style, comfort, and movement worn by a global community and championed by cultural figures including Kendall Jenner, Kaia Gerber, Veneda Carter, Tina Kunakey, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.
The multi-jurisdictional cross-practice Sidley team was led by partner Adam Runcorn (Private Equity). The wider team included Daria Jepps, Sophie Stevens, and Andrew Lecky (Private Equity); Jason Menzies, Avi Kaye, and Patrick Graham (Tax); E. Kyle Barnett and Natalie Crawford (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions); Francesca Blythe and Matthias Bruynseraede (Privacy and Cybersecurity); James Crooks, Rowena McCaughan, and Taggio Price (Global Finance); Peter McCorkell and Alex Down (Employment); David Horan and Campbell Yates (Real Estate); Jo Bainton (Environmental, Health, and Safety); Christopher Lock, Sven De Knop, Noel Li, and Maryanne Kamau (Global Arbitration, Trade, and Advocacy); Patrick Harrison (Antitrust and Competition); and Jonathan Lafferty and Daniel Wagner (Commercial Litigation and Disputes).
