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Private Equity

Overview

Sidley has an extensive Private Equity practice with lawyers around the world principally focused on advising our private equity clients. Our private equity lawyers possess deep experience across the broad spectrum of private equity transactions, from multibillion-dollar leveraged buyouts (LBOs) to growth equity investments in premium middle markets companies.

Sidley Austin has a deep bench of highly capable attorneys with the subject matter expertise needed to accomplish complex, innovative and first-of-their-kind transactions.
Chambers USA 2025

Sidley Secures Several Top 10 Rankings in Q1–Q3 2026 M&A and Private Equity League Tables

October 14, 2026

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Deal Point Data Ranks Sidley a Top Five Firm for Public M&A Deals Through Q3 2026

October 8, 2026

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Sidley Represents Diversis Capital in Its Acquisition of Majority Ownership of Tideworks Technology

October 6, 2026

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Sidley Represents Qualcomm in Its Acquisition of PickNik

October 2, 2026

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Sidley Represents Electronics for Imaging in Its Combination With Agfa’s Digital Printing Solutions Business

September 28, 2026

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Sidley Represents Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. and Chelsea Football Club in Ownership Transition

September 17, 2026

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Sidley Represents Tablet Command in Its Significant Investment From TPG

September 16, 2026

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Sidley Represents Thompson Street Capital Partners and Portfolio Company Allyant in Acquisition of Braille Works

September 15, 2026

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Chambers 2026 Global Practice Guides – Private Equity

September 10, 2026

Chambers Global Practice Guides

Sidley Represents Heineken N.V. in Its Sale of FIFCO USA

September 3, 2026

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Sidley Represents Bearing Distributors, Inc. in Its Investment From Kelso & Company

August 28, 2026

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Sidley Represents Stone Point Capital in Acquisition of Ever.Ag’s Risk Management Business

August 20, 2026

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Sidley Represents Ridgeview Partners in Its Proposed £545 Million Acquisition of Pinewood Technologies

August 19, 2026

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Sidley Represents Goldman Sachs Alternatives in Acquisition of Tosca From Apax Funds

August 11, 2026

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Sidley Represents Private Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives in its Acquisition of AEGIS Hedging Solutions

July 22, 2026

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Contacts

Carney, Sean M.
Partner
*Only admitted to practice in Illinois. Not admitted to practice in England and Wales.
Clivner, Dan
Partner
Khodadad, Mehdi
Partner
Parel, S. Scott
Partner
Wassner, Brien M.
Partner
Wahbeh, Ramy
Partner
*Only admitted to practice in New York and in Israel. Not admitted to practice in England and Wales.

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