Mr Gregory Metz > McDermott Will & Emery LLP > Chicago, United States > Lawyer Profile

McDermott Will & Emery LLP
444 WEST LAKE STREET
CHICAGO, IL 60606-0029
ILLINOIS
United States
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Work Department

Corporate Advisory

Position

With a focus on complex business transactions, Greg regularly works with private equity clients on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, debt and equity restructurings, and divestitures. He has structured, negotiated and closed many transactions within a variety of industries.

Greg is a co-head of the Firm’s Private Equity Practice Group and co-head of the Chicago Office’s Transactions Practice Group.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)

Leveraging a deep bench of private equity specialists across New York, Boston, California, Washington DC, and other business hubs, the team at McDermott Will & Emery LLP continues to establish its reputation for guiding clients through a variety of complex acquisitions, dispositions, and leveraged recapitalizations. Key clients include a number of significant funds including H.I.G. Capital, AUA, and Convest Partners. In Miami, Harris Siskind has specialist knowledge of the securities and manufacturing sectors, while private equity co-chair Frank Steinherr is renowned for his skill handling complex leveraged buyouts. Also heading the PE practice from Chicago is Gregory Metz, who has broad industry experience encompassing distribution, manufacturing, and retail. New York-based Frederic Levenson is a go-to lawyer for take-privates and carve-outs, while Kristian Werling and Brooks Gruemmer handle a diverse range of acquisitions and investments from Chicago. In Boston, Kevin Sullivan joined from Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in January 2023.