Key Takeaways
- • Sidley Austin LLP announced that private equity partners Anthony Norris and Christopher Rile are joining the firm's New York office as partners in its global M&A and Private Equity practice, moving from Ropes & Gray LLP.
- • Norris and Rile represent leading private equity sponsors on M&A, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, preferred equity investments, and securities offerings.
- • Norris focuses on healthcare, software and technology; Rile covers healthcare and life sciences, software and technology, consumer and distribution, financial services, industrials, business services, and professional sports.
- • Sidley describes the hires as part of its strategic goal of building a market-leading private equity practice in New York.
- • Sidley has approximately 2,000 lawyers across 20 offices globally.
Summary
Sidley Austin LLP has announced that Anthony Norris and Christopher Rile are joining the firm in New York as partners in its global M&A and Private Equity practice, according to a Business Wire release dated April 1, 2021. Both lawyers join from Ropes & Gray LLP, where they were longtime partners in the private equity transaction group.
The announcement states that Norris and Rile represent leading private equity sponsors on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, preferred equity investments, securities offerings and other significant transactions. Norris focuses on industries such as healthcare, software and technology. Rile's practice spans healthcare and life sciences, software and technology, consumer and distribution, financial services, industrials, business services and professional sports, serving both private equity sponsors and public and private businesses.
Dan Clivner, co-leader of Sidley's global M&A and Private Equity practice, said the pair would be "great additions to our rapidly growing premium private equity practice," citing their decades of experience and relationships. Sam Gandhi, managing partner of Sidley's New York office and a member of its Executive Committee, described the hires as "another major step forward" toward the firm's strategic goal of building a market-leading private equity practice in New York.
Norris said he was excited to join the firm, citing Sidley's reputation in private equity, M&A, finance, regulatory, healthcare and life sciences as a fit for sponsor clients and their portfolio companies. Sidley has 2,000 lawyers in 20 offices around the world. The release did not disclose financial terms of the moves.
The announcement states that Norris and Rile represent leading private equity sponsors on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, preferred equity investments, securities offerings and other significant transactions. Norris focuses on industries such as healthcare, software and technology. Rile's practice spans healthcare and life sciences, software and technology, consumer and distribution, financial services, industrials, business services and professional sports, serving both private equity sponsors and public and private businesses.
Dan Clivner, co-leader of Sidley's global M&A and Private Equity practice, said the pair would be "great additions to our rapidly growing premium private equity practice," citing their decades of experience and relationships. Sam Gandhi, managing partner of Sidley's New York office and a member of its Executive Committee, described the hires as "another major step forward" toward the firm's strategic goal of building a market-leading private equity practice in New York.
Norris said he was excited to join the firm, citing Sidley's reputation in private equity, M&A, finance, regulatory, healthcare and life sciences as a fit for sponsor clients and their portfolio companies. Sidley has 2,000 lawyers in 20 offices around the world. The release did not disclose financial terms of the moves.
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