Sidley represented Synchrony, a premier consumer financial services company, in its US$100 million commitment in Ariel Alternatives’ Project Black, which aims to scale sustainable minority-owned businesses and position them as leading suppliers to Fortune 500 companies. Project Black is a strategic initiative of Ariel Alternatives, the private equity subsidiary of Ariel Investments, LLC.
The Sidley team was led by Rob Carlson (M&A) and Michael Lewis (Banking and Financial Services) and included Sean A. Smith and Matthew Katz (Banking and Financial Services) and Nathan J. Greene, Brad Meissen, and EJ Lee (Investment Funds).
