Sidley is representing CafeMedia, a portfolio company of investment funds managed by ZMC, in its acquisition of Topic (Chia Labs, Inc.). In connection with the transaction, Topic’s founders, Ryo Chiba and Nikhil Aitharaju, will join CafeMedia’s technology team.
The Sidley team is being led by Payom Pirahesh, Luke Ashworth, and Cat Zhang and includes Kate McMahon (Private Equity /M&A); Ben Rosemergy and P.C. Wang (Employee Benefits); Rachel Kleinberg and Jonathan Westreich (Tax); Rusty Weiss (Technology and IP Transactions); Angela Fontana and Banks Bruce (Global Finance); Kate Roberts (Labor, Employment and Immigration); and Clayton Northouse and Mark Prior (Privacy and Cybersecurity).