Key Takeaways
- • Polsinelli expands Chicago PE capabilities: Kevin A. Uhler joins as shareholder in the firm's Private Equity Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, reinforcing the firm's national platform in sponsor-side deal execution.
- • Strategic market acceleration: Uhler's addition follows recent hires of Christian W. Fabian (Chicago), Jon T. Beeman (Kansas City), and Jonathan K. Kitchen and Daniel E. Cohen (New York), signaling coordinated growth across Polsinelli's PE platform.
- • Cross-sector M&A expertise: Uhler advises on acquisitions, growth investments, recapitalizations, and strategic exits across financial services, healthcare, life sciences, and technology sectors—sectors of significant interest to institutional PE sponsors.
- • Full deal-cycle advisory: The hire strengthens Polsinelli's ability to counsel private equity funds and portfolio companies on complex, cross-border transactions from structuring through execution and exit.
- • Frank Koranda's strategic vision: The PE M&A Practice Chair emphasized that Uhler's "ability to combine sound business judgment with practical execution" will enhance service delivery to sponsors navigating increasingly complex markets.
Summary
Polsinelli announced on August 26, 2026, that Kevin A. Uhler has joined its Chicago office as a shareholder in the Private Equity Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. The move represents a continued investment in the firm's national PE platform and directly supports its objective to deepen sponsor-side advisory capabilities across key markets.
Uhler's practice focuses on counseling domestic and international private equity funds and their portfolio companies through the full transaction lifecycle. His advisory scope encompasses acquisitions, growth investments, recapitalizations, and strategic divestitures, with particular depth in the financial and business services, healthcare and life sciences, and technology, media and entertainment sectors. According to Frank Koranda, Chair of Polsinelli's PE M&A Practice, Uhler's addition provides the firm with enhanced depth in sponsor-side acquisitions and portfolio company transactions at a time when PE clients face increasingly complex deal environments.
Uhler's hire accelerates a broader staffing initiative within Polsinelli's PE platform. His arrival in Chicago follows the addition of Shareholder Christian W. Fabian to the same office, strengthening the firm's regional presence. Recent expansions have also included Shareholder Jon T. Beeman in Kansas City and Shareholders Jonathan K. Kitchen and Daniel E. Cohen in New York. This coordinated geographic build-out signals management's confidence in growing demand for PE advisory services and positions the firm to serve sponsors seeking integrated national capabilities.
The hire reflects competitive dynamics within the PE legal market, where top-tier sponsors increasingly demand seamless coverage across multiple jurisdictions and transaction types. By adding experienced practitioners in key markets, Polsinelli aims to compete more effectively for complex, multi-platform deals while reducing client friction associated with managing multiple external advisors. For institutional investors and PE sponsors using Polsinelli, the expansion signals enhanced capacity for concurrent deal execution and reduced conflict constraints across their portfolios.
Uhler's practice focuses on counseling domestic and international private equity funds and their portfolio companies through the full transaction lifecycle. His advisory scope encompasses acquisitions, growth investments, recapitalizations, and strategic divestitures, with particular depth in the financial and business services, healthcare and life sciences, and technology, media and entertainment sectors. According to Frank Koranda, Chair of Polsinelli's PE M&A Practice, Uhler's addition provides the firm with enhanced depth in sponsor-side acquisitions and portfolio company transactions at a time when PE clients face increasingly complex deal environments.
Uhler's hire accelerates a broader staffing initiative within Polsinelli's PE platform. His arrival in Chicago follows the addition of Shareholder Christian W. Fabian to the same office, strengthening the firm's regional presence. Recent expansions have also included Shareholder Jon T. Beeman in Kansas City and Shareholders Jonathan K. Kitchen and Daniel E. Cohen in New York. This coordinated geographic build-out signals management's confidence in growing demand for PE advisory services and positions the firm to serve sponsors seeking integrated national capabilities.
The hire reflects competitive dynamics within the PE legal market, where top-tier sponsors increasingly demand seamless coverage across multiple jurisdictions and transaction types. By adding experienced practitioners in key markets, Polsinelli aims to compete more effectively for complex, multi-platform deals while reducing client friction associated with managing multiple external advisors. For institutional investors and PE sponsors using Polsinelli, the expansion signals enhanced capacity for concurrent deal execution and reduced conflict constraints across their portfolios.
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