Praised for its ‘extensive experience and business perspective’, Sidley Austin LLP is well-placed to leverage the firm’s full-service capability and international footprint to advise on M&A and private equity transactions. With demonstrable expertise in the digital infrastructure, insurance and the real estate sectors, Charlie Wilson leads the practice and is noted for his experience in advising private equity funds and corporates on their investments and disposals across Asia. Parthiv Rishi, who acts for private equity firms and their portfolio companies on M&A, leveraged buyouts and capital investments in Southeast and India, is another key contact in the group.
Testimonials
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‘Charlie Wilson, himself together with Sidley's M&A team, is the perfect team a client would want on their side. Their excellent knowledge, extensive experience and business perspective is the right combination which makes them stand out amongst others.’
‘The team is responsive and always steps into our shoes and advise from the perspective of our business requirements.’
‘Eldon Chan has been exceptional.’
Key clients
- KKR
- ChrysCapital
- BlackRock
- 65 Equity Partners
- Hillhouse Capital
- Gaw Capital
- DigitalBridge (and its portfolio platforms EdgePoint Infrastructure and Xenith Infrastructure Group)
- Apollo and Athene
- Ivanhoé Cambridge Inc. (the real estate investment arm of CDPQ)
- Indika Energy
Work highlights
- Advised EdgePoint Infrastructure (EdgePoint) on its initial investment in the Philippines market, which formed part of a landmark dual disposal by Smart and DMPI of a total of 5,907 telecom towers, representing the largest-ever acquisition of assets in the Philippines by international investors.
- Represented ChrysCapital in the highly complex acquisition of Xoriant Corporation, a digital product-engineering, software-development, and technology-services firm headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, with customers ranging from start-ups to Fortune-100 customers globally.
- Advised Singapore-headquartered Sembcorp Industries on the sale of Sembcorp Energy India, one of the largest power producers in India, for INR117 billion, or approximately US$1.5 billion, to a consortium led by Oman Investment Corporation and the Ministry of Defense Pension Fund, Oman.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Charlie Wilson