Partner

Courtney J. Gilberg

M&A
Private Equity

cgilberg@sidley.com

Dallas +1 214 981 3455

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COURTNEY GILBERG represents public and private clients, including private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, in complex corporate and transactional matters, such as acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and investments. She also advises clients on corporate governance and general corporate matters. Courtney’s experience includes representation of clients in a variety of industries, such as healthcare, financial services, technology, insurance, manufacturing, and energy.

In addition to her transactional practice, Courtney serves as co-chair of SidleyWomen for the Dallas office and is an active participant in the firm’s associate recruiting efforts. She regularly speaks to law school groups and on Sidley panels about various aspects of her M&A/private equity practice and her experience in the legal profession. Courtney is involved in her community as well. She was a member of the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers 2022 Leadership Class and now serves as a fellow of the DAYL Foundation, a group of distinguished attorneys and judges who have been recognized by their peers for professional distinction and community and bar. Courtney also provides pro bono services to clients through the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program.

Courtney’s professional experience has earned her recognition as one of D Magazine’s “Best Lawyers Under 40” in 2025 and as a leading lawyer in the 2021–2025 editions of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in the areas of Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, and Corporate Law.

Courtney earned her J.D., with honors, from The University of Texas School of Law, where she was inducted into the Order of the Coif. While attending law school, she was an associate editor for the Texas Law Review and was a student in the Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic where she represented nonprofit and small business clients in a variety of transactional business law matters. Prior to law school, Courtney graduated, with distinction, from The University of North Carolina with a B.A. in economics and international studies and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.

Experience

Carlyle and KKR, through one or more strategic partnerships comprised of funds and accounts managed by Carlyle and KKR’s respective credit businesses, in their acquisition of a portfolio of prime private student loans from Discover Bank with a principal balance of approximately US$10.1 billion.
IDEX Corporation in its US$1 billion acquisition of Mott Corporation, a leading designer and manufacturer of filtration and flow control solutions for a range of high-value end markets such as medicine, computing power, sustainable energy, and space exploration.
IDEX Corporation in its acquisition of STC Material Solutions, an integrated provider of advanced material science solutions, from Artemis.
MarketTime, LLC, a SaaS platform that facilitates wholesale retail commerce between brands, manufacturer representatives, agents, and retailers, in its majority investment by private investment firm Hudson Hill Capital.
Rithm Capital in its US$720 million acquisition from Computershare Limited of Computershare Mortgage Services Inc. and certain affiliated companies, including Specialized Loan Servicing LLC, comprising Computershare’s U.S. Loan Services business.
IDEX Corporation in its acquisition of Iridian Spectral Technologies, a global leader in designing and manufacturing thin-film, multi-layer optical filters.
Specialty Dental Brands, a leading dental support organization, in its growth partnership with Leon Capital Group and TSG Consumer Partners.
Omnicell, Inc. in its acquisition of ReCept Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of specialty pharmacy management services for health systems, clinics, and physicians groups.
Grove Collaborative, a leading sustainable consumer products company, in its business combination with Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II (NASDAQ: VGII), a SPAC, with an implied pro forma enterprise value of US$1.5 billion.
Omnicell, Inc. in its acquisition of FDS Amplicare, a provider of industry-leading financial management, analytics, and Medicare plan selection solutions.
IDEX Corporation in its acquisition of Airtech Group, Inc., US Valve Corporation and related entities from investment funds managed by EagleTree Capital.
The private equity buyer group in the acquisition of Wells Fargo’s approximately US$10 billion student loan portfolio.
Safe Harbor Marinas, LLC, the largest owner and operator of marinas in the world, in its US$2.11 billion sale to Sun Communities, Inc., a publicly traded REIT focused on manufactured housing and recreational vehicle communities.
Eagle Materials Inc. in the sale of its Western Aggregates and Mathews Readymix operations for US$93.5 million to Teichert, a California-based construction company.
CareerBuilder, a portfolio company majority-owned by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, in its sale of CareerBuilder Employment Screening, a CareerBuilder subsidiary company and provider of background screening and drug-testing services and technology, to Accurate Background, a leading background screening provider backed by an affiliate of Apax Partners.
TPG Capital LP in its acquisition of a non-controlling stake in Kelsey-Seybold Management Services, the management services organization serving multispecialty group practice Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group.
Perpetual Production, LLC in its formation of a strategic partnership with Silver Hill Energy Holdings, LLC targeting the acquisition of mineral, royalty, and non-operated participation interests in targeted areas of the Mid-Continent and Permian Basin.
HNA Aviation & Tourism Group in its sale of Radisson Hospitality Inc. and a majority stake in Radisson Hospitality AB, a member of the Radisson Hotel Group, to a consortium led by Jin Jiang International Holdings Co., Ltd.
Leon Capital Partners in numerous acquisitions of clinics and practices for its specialty dental practices platform.
Altamont Capital Partners in its acquisition of Topa Insurance Group, a specialty P&C insurance carrier and producer.
Harvest Partners and its portfolio company EyeCare Services Partners, a vertically-integrated ophthalmologic services platform, in numerous acquisitions of clinics and practices.
CIP Capital in its investment in ALC, Inc., a leading provider of innovative marketing data solutions.
Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners in its investment in convertible preferred securities and common securities of Phillips 66 Partners LP as part of a US$1.05 billion issuance in connection with a dropdown of assets by Phillips 66 Partners’ general partner.
The formation of Langhorne Holdings, a Bermuda-based global acquisition platform targeting life and annuity business, sponsored by Reinsurance Group of America Incorporated and RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., including Langhorne’s initial equity raise in excess of US$780 million. Langhorne was named “Launch of the Year” at the 2018 Reactions North America Awards.
BDT Capital Partners, LLC in its investment in Athletico Physical Therapy, one of the largest providers of orthopedic rehabilitation services in the U.S.
CIP Capital in its investment in Affinitiv, Inc., a leading provider of marketing and technology services to automotive manufacturers and dealerships formed through the merger of four market leading companies: DPS, Peak Performance, OneCommand, and TimeHighway.com.

Member, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
Member, Dallas Bar Association
Member, Dallas Women Lawyers Association

Credentials

Admissions & Certifications

Texas

Education

The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 2014 (with honors, Order of the Coif)
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, B.A., 2011 (with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa)