Sidley Represents Morgan Stanley in Its Acquisition of Vinyl Equity

Sidley is representing Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in its agreement to acquire Vinyl Equity, a digital-first, SEC-registered transfer agent and shareholder recordkeeping platform. The acquisition is expected to expand Morgan Stanley at Work’s capabilities, giving companies a single platform for cap table management, equity administration, share transfer, and wealth management infrastructure across private and public markets. Morgan Stanley at Work serves more than 3,400 corporate clients and 6.7 million participants — including roughly half of the S&P 500 and over 70% of the top 100 unicorns by market capitalization — across its suite of services.

The Sidley team is led by Samir A. Gandhi (Capital Markets) and Grace Jamgochian (M&A and Private Equity), and includes Ethan L. McMahon and Ashka Sheth (M&A and Private Equity); Andrew P. Blake and Andrew J. Sioson (Securities Enforcement and Regulatory); Kristin Lee, Kristin S. Teager, and Jeremy Knobel (Banking, Payments and Fintech); Amy M. Rubin and Matthew T. Green (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Natalie C. Chan and Kristina H. Daisak (Labor, Employment and Immigration); Tara M. Lancaster and Patrick M. Gray (Tax); E. Kyle Barnett and Patrick Donaldson (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions); Mary K. Marks (Antitrust and Competition); and Stephen W. McInerney and James Atlas (Privacy and Cybersecurity).