Key Takeaways
- • Sidley has hired partner Jonathan Stott into its M&A and private equity practice in San Francisco, strengthening the firm's private equity platform.
- • Stott previously was a partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges and spent over a decade at Dechert, where he led the West Coast private equity practice and served as San Francisco managing partner.
- • Stott's experience spans carve-outs, buyouts, exits, growth and structured equity investments, and joint ventures for private equity sponsors, portfolio companies and alternative asset managers.
- • Sidley management committee chair Yvette Ostolaza said the hire aligns with the firm's strategy of expanding its private equity platform and deepening relationships with leading sponsors.
Summary
Global law firm Sidley has welcomed partner Jonathan Stott to its M&A and private equity practice in San Francisco, according to ICLG. The hire expands the firm's private equity capabilities on the West Coast.
Stott joins from Weil, Gotshal & Manges, where he was a partner. Before that, he spent over a decade at Dechert, where he led the firm's West Coast private equity practice and served as managing partner of the San Francisco office. His work spans complex transactions across aerospace, consumer and food products, finance, healthcare, industrial, manufacturing, software and technology sectors.
Stott has advised private equity sponsors, their portfolio companies and alternative asset managers on carve-out transactions, buyouts, exits, growth and structured equity investments, and joint ventures.
Sidley management committee chair Yvette Ostolaza said Stott brings deep experience advising leading private equity sponsors and that his client relationships and transactional capabilities align with the firm's strategy of expanding its private equity platform. She added that his practice presents significant opportunities for collaboration across the firm.
Sharon Flanagan, managing partner of Sidley's San Francisco office, said Stott has built an impressive private equity practice through long-standing sponsor relationships and that his addition will strengthen the firm's presence in Northern California.
Stott joins from Weil, Gotshal & Manges, where he was a partner. Before that, he spent over a decade at Dechert, where he led the firm's West Coast private equity practice and served as managing partner of the San Francisco office. His work spans complex transactions across aerospace, consumer and food products, finance, healthcare, industrial, manufacturing, software and technology sectors.
Stott has advised private equity sponsors, their portfolio companies and alternative asset managers on carve-out transactions, buyouts, exits, growth and structured equity investments, and joint ventures.
Sidley management committee chair Yvette Ostolaza said Stott brings deep experience advising leading private equity sponsors and that his client relationships and transactional capabilities align with the firm's strategy of expanding its private equity platform. She added that his practice presents significant opportunities for collaboration across the firm.
Sharon Flanagan, managing partner of Sidley's San Francisco office, said Stott has built an impressive private equity practice through long-standing sponsor relationships and that his addition will strengthen the firm's presence in Northern California.
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