Sidley Austin LLP combines transactional expertise with regulatory strength to advise a growing roster of major sponsors and portfolio companies on acquisitions, investments, financings and exits across a variety of different industries. Dan Clivner and Mehdi Khodadad lead the team from Century City, providing a wealth of experience in leveraged buyouts and cross-border deals. Scott Parel, Dallas, and Brien Wassner, New York, sit as co-heads of the global team, and provide further expertise in sponsor-side M&A, with the former particularly recognised for his skill in distressed investments. The firm expanded its private equity team in 2024 through the hire of Jon Olsen from Goodwin and David D’Urso and Elazar Guttman from Akin.
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Key clients
- American Industrial Partners
- Apollo Capital Management, L.P
- Arsenal Capital Partners
- Bain Capital
- Carlyle
- Centerbridge Partners, L.P.
- Clearlake Capital Group, LP
- EQT
- GIC Pte Ltd.
- KKR
Work highlights
- Represented IEQ Capital in IEQ Capital’s acquisition of EPIQ Capital Group, an approximately $5.3 billion multi-family office and investment firm.
- Represented Carlyle and KKR in their acquisition of an approximately $10.1 billion portfolio of prime private student loans from Discover.
- Represented Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., in partnership with Insight Partners, in their $4.4 billion take-private acquisition of Alteryx, Inc., a leader in artificial intelligence for enterprise analytics
Lawyers
Practice head
Dan Clivner; Mehdi Khodadad; Brien Wassner; Scott Parel
Other key lawyers
Jon Olsen; David D'Urso; Elazar Guttman