Christopher W. Rile

CHRISTOPHER RILE represents private equity sponsors and public and private businesses in connection with mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, recapitalizations, debt and equity financings, and other general corporate matters. His clients span a wide-range of industries including healthcare, technology, professional sports, media, business services, manufacturing, consumer, and distribution.

Prior to joining Sidley, Chris was a partner at another global law firm in their private equity transaction group.

• Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) in connection with numerous leveraged buy-outs, equity investments, add-on acquisitions and sale or other exit transactions. Representative transactions for WCAS include its investments Norstella, Leiters, Kindred Healthcare and Kindred at Home, Matrix Medical, Smile Brands, Universal American, Simeio Solutions, Renal Advantage, NaviHealth, GetWellNetwork, K2M, Emerus Holdings, MemberHealth, National Dentex, Solstas Lab Partners, Oxford Finance, Select Medical, Onward Healthcare, Lytx, Inc., and Titan Outdoor.
• Arsenal Capital Partners in connection with numerous platform investments and add-on acquisitions including those relating to Neovance, Endpoint, Knowtion Health, Rancho BioSciences, HeadWall, Lumanity, MAXHealth, OncoHealth, Accumen, and HopeBridge; and its sale of Applied Products, Inc., to Bertram Capital.
• Exiger in connection with a majority investment by funds managed by global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) and global software investor Insight Partners.
• Eurazeo in its acquisition of a majority stake in Cranial Technologies and various add-on acquisitions.
• Kohlberg & Company in its sales of Pittsburgh Glass Works and Trico Products Corporation and its investments in MarketCast, CIBT Global, Sara Lee Frozen Bakeries, and Orthopaedic Neurosurgery Specialists.
• Freeman Spogli & Company in connection with various matters including its platform acquisitions of Regent Holding Company, Integrated Supply Network, CRH Healthcare, and Galco Industrial Electronics, as well as numerous add-on acquisitions.
• The National Football League in connection with various private equity-related matters including the sale of its On Location business to Red Bird Capital and Bruin Capital, its joint venture with Endeavor, its joint venture with Aristocrat, and its investments in Fanatics and New Era Cap.
• NexPhase Capital (f/k/a Moelis Capital Partners) in connection with various investment activities including its acquisition and subsequent sale of Comprehensive Pharmacy Services.

Some of the above matters were handled prior to joining Sidley.