Sidley represented Gemspring Capital Management, LLC (“Gemspring”), a leading middle-market private equity firm, in the closing of Gemspring Growth Solutions II (“GGS II”) with US$1.1 billion of capital commitments. The fund was oversubscribed and reached its hard cap in its first and final close after approximately three months in the market.
The Sidley team advising on the fund formation was led by John Muno and Brad Meissen (Investment Funds) and included Chuck Daly, Ellie Cohen, William Soule, Becca Flynn, Blake Kozak, and Tamara Soleymani (Investment Funds); Scott Pollock (Tax); Christian Pilhofer (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); and James Mendenhall (Global Arbitration, Trade and Advocacy).