Sara M. Carian

Sidley advised Stackbit Inc., a developer of a website-designing technology platform, in its acquisition by Netlify. Headquartered in San Francisco, Stackbit Inc. has developed leading technologies to provide constant evolution of tools, best practices, and fulfill needs to combine any theme, site generator, and CMS (content management system) without complicated integrations, enabling the developers and designers to create more performant and secure websites. The Sidley team was led by Sara M. Carian (M&A) and Dr. Idan Netser (Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Tax). The Sidley team also included Nicholas F. Frey (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation), Natalie C. Chan (Labor, Employment and Immigration), Lauren Kitces (Privacy and Cybersecurity), Malaz K. Moustafa (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation), Jonathan M. Westreich (Tax), Jake Funk (Emerging Companies and Venture Capital), Tyler J. Combest (Tax), Ellen Heighten (M&A), David Chriki (Emerging Companies and Venture Capital), and Alec Mitrovich (M&A).~~Sidley advised Stackbit Inc., a developer of a website-designing technology platform, in its acquisition by Netlify. Headquartered in San Francisco, Stackbit Inc. has developed leading technologies to provide constant evolution of tools, best practices, and fulfill needs to combine any theme, site generator, and CMS (content management system) without complicated integrations, enabling the developers and designers to create more performant and secure websites. The Sidley team was led by Sara M. Carian (M&A) and Dr. Idan Netser (Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Tax). The Sidley team also included Nicholas F. Frey (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation), Natalie C. Chan (Labor, Employment and Immigration), Lauren Kitces (Privacy and Cybersecurity), Malaz K. Moustafa (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation), Jonathan M. Westreich (Tax), Jake Funk (Emerging Companies and Venture Capital), Tyler J. Combest (Tax), Ellen Heighten (M&A), David Chriki (Emerging Companies and Venture Capital), and Alec Mitrovich (M&A).

Jun 30

1 min

Sidley advised Resident Home, Inc. in its sale to Ashley Home, Inc., an affiliate of Ashley Global Retail, LLC. Resident is an industry-leading, digitally native house of brands in the home furnishings space. The Sidley team was led by Martin A. Wellington (M&A and Private Equity), Dr. Idan Netser (Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Tax), and Sara M. Carian (M&A and Private Equity); and included Nick DeAngelis, Jake Funk, Danielle N. Sismour, Andrea L. Villarreal, Elisha C. Marquez, and Behrang F. Seraj (M&A and Private Equity); Alvin Wang (Tax); Vadim M. Brusser, Laura Collins, Carrie Mahan, Jamie M. Sadler, Edward W. Sharon, and Nicole Booth (Antitrust and Competition); David Chriki (Emerging Companies and Venture Capital); Nicholas F. Frey (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Cynthia Bai, Teresa Wilton Harmon, and Junqi Zhang (Global Finance); Scott J.F. Goldstein (Insurance); Cathryn Le Regulski and Sara E Salmonson (Labor and Employment); Ash Nagdev and Sasha Hondagneu-Messner (Privacy and Cybersecurity); Elizabeth K. McCloy and Brandon Bryer (Real Estate); Rachelle Soderstrom and Imani Lee (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions); and Heather M. Palmer and Sarah A. Jehl (Environmental).~~Sidley advised Resident Home, Inc. in its sale to Ashley Home, Inc., an affiliate of Ashley Global Retail, LLC. Resident is an industry-leading, digitally native house of brands in the home furnishings space. The Sidley team was led by Martin A. Wellington (M&A and Private Equity), Dr. Idan Netser (Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Tax), and Sara M. Carian (M&A and Private Equity); and included Nick DeAngelis, Jake Funk, Danielle N. Sismour, Andrea L. Villarreal, Elisha C. Marquez, and Behrang F. Seraj (M&A and Private Equity); Alvin Wang (Tax); Vadim M. Brusser, Laura Collins, Carrie Mahan, Jamie M. Sadler, Edward W. Sharon, and Nicole Booth (Antitrust and Competition); David Chriki (Emerging Companies and Venture Capital); Nicholas F. Frey (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Cynthia Bai, Teresa Wilton Harmon, and Junqi Zhang (Global Finance); Scott J.F. Goldstein (Insurance); Cathryn Le Regulski and Sara E Salmonson (Labor and Employment); Ash Nagdev and Sasha Hondagneu-Messner (Privacy and Cybersecurity); Elizabeth K. McCloy and Brandon Bryer (Real Estate); Rachelle Soderstrom and Imani Lee (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions); and Heather M. Palmer and Sarah A. Jehl (Environmental).

Mar 7

2 min

Sidley advised Armis in its US$150 million acquisition of Silk Security, a leading platform for cyber risk prioritization and remediation. Armis, headquartered in San Francisco with operations in Israel and Australia, is a leading asset intelligence cybersecurity company. The Sidley team was led by Martin Wellington (Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, M&A), Sara Carian (M&A and Private Equity) and Dr. Idan Netser (Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Tax). Additional support was provided by BinQuan Zhuang, Sara Zokaei, and Elisha Marquez (Emerging Companies and Venture Capital); Nicholas Frey (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Taylor Shuman (M&A and Private Equity); Natalie Chan and Carolyn Ayaub (Labor, Employment and Immigration); Rachelle Soderstrom, Natalie Crawford, and Ida Ebeid (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions); and Jonathan Westreich (Tax).~~Sidley advised Armis in its US$150 million acquisition of Silk Security, a leading platform for cyber risk prioritization and remediation. Armis, headquartered in San Francisco with operations in Israel and Australia, is a leading asset intelligence cybersecurity company. The Sidley team was led by Martin Wellington (Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, M&A), Sara Carian (M&A and Private Equity) and Dr. Idan Netser (Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Tax). Additional support was provided by BinQuan Zhuang, Sara Zokaei, and Elisha Marquez (Emerging Companies and Venture Capital); Nicholas Frey (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Taylor Shuman (M&A and Private Equity); Natalie Chan and Carolyn Ayaub (Labor, Employment and Immigration); Rachelle Soderstrom, Natalie Crawford, and Ida Ebeid (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions); and Jonathan Westreich (Tax).

Apr 19

1 min

Sidley represented The Brink’s Company (NYSE: BCO) in its acquisition of NCR Atleos Corporation (NYSE: NATL) in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately US$6.6 billion. The deal combines two leading financial technology infrastructure providers, bringing together Brink’s global cash management expertise and route-based infrastructure with NCR Atleos’ end-to-end ATM management and services expertise, ATM network, and fast-growing ATM-as-a-Service outsourcing solutions. Sidley served as both transaction and financing counsel to Brink’s in the transaction. The transaction has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027, subject to customary closing conditions. The Sidley team was led by David Grubman, Adam Cromie, George Hunter, and Dustin Page (M&A), and included Lisa Holzman, Evan Kowalski, Jordan Lemoine, and David Hoff (M&A); Angela Fontana, Tracey Nicastro, Caroline Roberts, and Alexander Waddell (Global Finance); Sonia Gupta Barros, Alexander Csordas, Samir Gandhi, and Kayla West (Capital Markets); Suresh Advani, Christian Brause, Eric Grosshandler, and Patrick Gray (Tax); Gregory Marrs, Elizabeth Burns, and Steven Szymanski (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Corey Roush, Murray Reeve, and Anna Kubinska (Antitrust and Competition); Sven De Knop, Alessandra Moroni, James Daher, and Laura Verbeken (Global Arbitration, Trade and Advocacy); Stanley Boris and Matthew Katz (Banking, Payments and Fintech); Colleen Brown and Stephanie Lim (Privacy and Cybersecurity); Heather Palmer (Environmental, Health, and Safety); Natalie Piazza, Vishnu Tirumala, Melissa Gerdts, Amber Otto, Chetan Reddy, and Shannon McDonald (Commercial Litigation and Disputes); and Derek Zaba (Shareholder Activism & Corporate Defense).

Feb 26

1 min

Sidley is representing Vector Capital in its AU$183 million acquisition of Bigtincan Holdings Limited (ASX: BTH), which is the result of a topping bid Vector launched in relation to a previously announced acquisition. On December 4, the Bigtincan board of directors terminated the prior acquisition, entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Vector, and unanimously recommended that Bigtingcan shareholders approve the transaction. Bigtincan is a provider of sales enablement software and AI solutions that has served thousands of sales and marketing organizations for the world’s leading brands. Its product portfolio helps clients enhance salesforce effectiveness through collateral management, training, and generative AI-driven content creation and transaction emulations to reduce sales cycles and improve conversion rates. Vector Capital is a leading investment firm focused on middle-market technology and technology-enabled businesses. The global Sidley deal team is being led by Martin Wellington and Feifei Bian (M&A and Private Equity), and includes Sara M. Carian, Genevieve C. Edye, Karin Baca, Eric Zhao, and Stanley Amoah (M&A and Private Equity); Nicholas Carballo and Teresa A. Napoli (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Anna Remis, Dusan Clark, Garrett Sciortino, and Rochelle C. Mulondo (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions); Angela Fontana, Sean Damm, Kyle Gromann, and Caroline Roberts (Global Finance); Ken Daly and Vadim Brusser (Antitrust and Competition); Rebecca Stuart, Alex Down, and Allison C. Ivey Toth (Employment); and Stephen W. McInerney (Privacy and Cybersecurity).~~Sidley is representing Vector Capital in its AU$183 million acquisition of Bigtincan Holdings Limited (ASX: BTH), which is the result of a topping bid Vector launched in relation to a previously announced acquisition. On December 4, the Bigtincan board of directors terminated the prior acquisition, entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Vector, and unanimously recommended that Bigtingcan shareholders approve the transaction. Bigtincan is a provider of sales enablement software and AI solutions that has served thousands of sales and marketing organizations for the world’s leading brands. Its product portfolio helps clients enhance salesforce effectiveness through collateral management, training, and generative AI-driven content creation and transaction emulations to reduce sales cycles and improve conversion rates. Vector Capital is a leading investment firm focused on middle-market technology and technology-enabled businesses. The global Sidley deal team is being led by Martin Wellington and Feifei Bian (M&A and Private Equity), and includes Sara M. Carian, Genevieve C. Edye, Karin Baca, Eric Zhao, and Stanley Amoah (M&A and Private Equity); Nicholas Carballo and Teresa A. Napoli (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Anna Remis, Dusan Clark, Garrett Sciortino, and Rochelle C. Mulondo (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions); Angela Fontana, Sean Damm, Kyle Gromann, and Caroline Roberts (Global Finance); Ken Daly and Vadim Brusser (Antitrust and Competition); Rebecca Stuart, Alex Down, and Allison C. Ivey Toth (Employment); and Stephen W. McInerney (Privacy and Cybersecurity).

Dec 5

2 min