Scott J.F. Goldstein

Sidley represented CDW Corporation (NASDAQ: CDW), a leading provider of computing hardware and cloud information technology solutions, in its acquisition of Mission Cloud Services Inc. Mission provides cloud, AI and machine learning, consulting, and managed service solutions. The acquisition complements CDW’s cloud, data, AI and software platform engineering organization, CDW Digital Velocity. The Sidley team was led by Gary D. Gerstman and Danielle M. Haikal (M&A and Private Equity), and included Emily M. Olivera, Claire Grogan, Jordan M. Lemoine, and Lauren J. Spicer (M&A and Private Equity); James W. Lowe, Benjamin R. Nagin, Jamie M. Sadler, and Kristina A. Gliklad (Antitrust and Competition); David E. Teitelbaum (Banking and Financial Services); Christian E. Pilhofer and Sarah K. Recktenwald (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Heather M. Palmer (Environmental); Jen Fernandez, Howard J. Stanislawski, Carys Golesworthy, and Heather Hedges (Global Arbitration, Trade and Advocacy); Pietro Fontana, Angela Fontana, and Adam M. Nelson (Global Finance); Scott J.F. Goldstein (Insurance); Teresa L. Reuter (Labor and Employment); Lauren Kitces, Garrett M. Lance, and Cole R. Rianda (Privacy and Cybersecurity); Elizabeth K. McCloy and Brandon Bryer (Real Estate); Ike Adams and D’Juan B. Jones (Securities Enforcement and Regulatory); Suresh T. Advani (Tax); Anna Remis and Natalie T. Crawford (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions); and Geeta Malhotra (White Collar Defense and Investigations).~~Sidley represented CDW Corporation (NASDAQ: CDW), a leading provider of computing hardware and cloud information technology solutions, in its acquisition of Mission Cloud Services Inc. Mission provides cloud, AI and machine learning, consulting, and managed service solutions. The acquisition complements CDW’s cloud, data, AI and software platform engineering organization, CDW Digital Velocity. The Sidley team was led by Gary D. Gerstman and Danielle M. Haikal (M&A and Private Equity), and included Emily M. Olivera, Claire Grogan, Jordan M. Lemoine, and Lauren J. Spicer (M&A and Private Equity); James W. Lowe, Benjamin R. Nagin, Jamie M. Sadler, and Kristina A. Gliklad (Antitrust and Competition); David E. Teitelbaum (Banking and Financial Services); Christian E. Pilhofer and Sarah K. Recktenwald (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Heather M. Palmer (Environmental); Jen Fernandez, Howard J. Stanislawski, Carys Golesworthy, and Heather Hedges (Global Arbitration, Trade and Advocacy); Pietro Fontana, Angela Fontana, and Adam M. Nelson (Global Finance); Scott J.F. Goldstein (Insurance); Teresa L. Reuter (Labor and Employment); Lauren Kitces, Garrett M. Lance, and Cole R. Rianda (Privacy and Cybersecurity); Elizabeth K. McCloy and Brandon Bryer (Real Estate); Ike Adams and D’Juan B. Jones (Securities Enforcement and Regulatory); Suresh T. Advani (Tax); Anna Remis and Natalie T. Crawford (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions); and Geeta Malhotra (White Collar Defense and Investigations).

Dec 2

2 min

Sidley is representing Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP), a leading manufacturer of construction products and building materials, in its acquisition of aggregates business Bullskin Stone & Lime, LLC. The acquisition will help Eagle Materials extend their aggregates quarries, cement plants, and cement terminals network in Western Pennsylvania. The Sidley deal team is being led by Scott Parel (M&A and Private Equity), and includes Hannah L. Marshall, Courtney N. Luster, and Estella Serrano (M&A and Private Equity); Vadim Brusser (Antitrust and Competition); Margaret H. Allen and Melissa Gerdts (Commercial Litigation and Disputes); Eric M. Winwood, Elizabeth T. Burns, and Madeline Clasen (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Heather M. Palmer and Sarah A. Jehl (Environmental); Alison C. Boren, Reid McKinney, and Alex R. Bartlow (Global Finance); Scott J.F. Goldstein (Insurance); Aimee G. Mackay and Sara E. Salmonson (Employment); Colleen Theresa Brown and Lauren Kitces (Privacy and Cybersecurity); Elizabeth K. McCloy and Brandon Bryer (Real Estate); Tara M. Lancaster and Tyler J. Combest (Tax); and Lauren G. Grau and Collin J. Marshall (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions).~~Sidley is representing Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP), a leading manufacturer of construction products and building materials, in its acquisition of aggregates business Bullskin Stone & Lime, LLC. The acquisition will help Eagle Materials extend their aggregates quarries, cement plants, and cement terminals network in Western Pennsylvania. The Sidley deal team is being led by Scott Parel (M&A and Private Equity), and includes Hannah L. Marshall, Courtney N. Luster, and Estella Serrano (M&A and Private Equity); Vadim Brusser (Antitrust and Competition); Margaret H. Allen and Melissa Gerdts (Commercial Litigation and Disputes); Eric M. Winwood, Elizabeth T. Burns, and Madeline Clasen (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Heather M. Palmer and Sarah A. Jehl (Environmental); Alison C. Boren, Reid McKinney, and Alex R. Bartlow (Global Finance); Scott J.F. Goldstein (Insurance); Aimee G. Mackay and Sara E. Salmonson (Employment); Colleen Theresa Brown and Lauren Kitces (Privacy and Cybersecurity); Elizabeth K. McCloy and Brandon Bryer (Real Estate); Tara M. Lancaster and Tyler J. Combest (Tax); and Lauren G. Grau and Collin J. Marshall (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions).

Dec 11

2 min

Sidley is representing a consortium, headed by APG Asset Management N.V. (APG), on behalf of the largest Dutch pension fund, ABP, and Australian Retirement Trust (ART), in the acquisition of Riverstone Holdings’ equity stake in Pattern Energy Group LP. The consortium joins the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), which acquired Pattern Energy alongside Riverstone in 2020. Pattern Energy is one of the world’s largest privately owned developers and operators of wind, solar, transmission, and energy storage projects. It will leverage this new investment to advance its market-leading development pipeline of over 25 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy and transmission projects and support its operating facilities and in-construction portfolio of nearly 10,000 megawatts (MW) across North America. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2025, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. The Sidley team is being led by Private Equity/M&A partners Brien Wassner and Chris Barbuto, senior managing associate Rachel Fridhandler, and Energy partner Greg Lavigne. Additional team members include Sam Hulsey, Victoria Richmond, Sarah Wiley, Kyle Patel, Tamia Sutherland, and law clerk Landon Garfinkel (M&A and Private Equity); C.J. Polito, Keturah Brown, John David Thompson, Marcela Varela, Juan Camarena Paz, Meredith Kuykendall, Annaliese Oliveira, Charlie Peskin, Alexander Thompson, and law clerks Julien Blanchard and Zev Falik (Energy and Infrastructure); Christian Brause, John Schaff, and Andrew Smith (Tax); Lauren Gallagher, Gregory Matisoff, and Ryan McLeod (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); John Kuster, Danica Muir, and Zachry Tannis (Commercial Litigation and Disputes); Jen Fernandez, Kayla Scott, and Nick Wiggins (Global Arbitration, Trade and Advocacy); Keith Hayden Del Prete, Jonathan Koh, and Serena Patel (Real Estate); Alex Csordas (Capital Markets); Heather Palmer and Maureen Crough (Environmental); Rebecca Stuart and Allison Ivey Toth (Labor, Employment and Immigration); Steve McInerney and Sasha Hondagneu-Messner (Privacy and Cybersecurity); Alena Thomas (Global Finance); Scott Goldstein (Insurance); Rachelle Soderstrom (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions); and Craig Francis Dukin (White Collar Defense and Investigations).~~Sidley is representing a consortium, headed by APG Asset Management N.V. (APG), on behalf of the largest Dutch pension fund, ABP, and Australian Retirement Trust (ART), in the acquisition of Riverstone Holdings’ equity stake in Pattern Energy Group LP. The consortium joins the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), which acquired Pattern Energy alongside Riverstone in 2020. Pattern Energy is one of the world’s largest privately owned developers and operators of wind, solar, transmission, and energy storage projects. It will leverage this new investment to advance its market-leading development pipeline of over 25 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy and transmission projects and support its operating facilities and in-construction portfolio of nearly 10,000 megawatts (MW) across North America. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2025, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. The Sidley team is being led by Private Equity/M&A partners Brien Wassner and Chris Barbuto, senior managing associate Rachel Fridhandler, and Energy partner Greg Lavigne. Additional team members include Sam Hulsey, Victoria Richmond, Sarah Wiley, Kyle Patel, Tamia Sutherland, and law clerk Landon Garfinkel (M&A and Private Equity); C.J. Polito, Keturah Brown, John David Thompson, Marcela Varela, Juan Camarena Paz, Meredith Kuykendall, Annaliese Oliveira, Charlie Peskin, Alexander Thompson, and law clerks Julien Blanchard and Zev Falik (Energy and Infrastructure); Christian Brause, John Schaff, and Andrew Smith (Tax); Lauren Gallagher, Gregory Matisoff, and Ryan McLeod (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); John Kuster, Danica Muir, and Zachry Tannis (Commercial Litigation and Disputes); Jen Fernandez, Kayla Scott, and Nick Wiggins (Global Arbitration, Trade and Advocacy); Keith Hayden Del Prete, Jonathan Koh, and Serena Patel (Real Estate); Alex Csordas (Capital Markets); Heather Palmer and Maureen Crough (Environmental); Rebecca Stuart and Allison Ivey Toth (Labor, Employment and Immigration); Steve McInerney and Sasha Hondagneu-Messner (Privacy and Cybersecurity); Alena Thomas (Global Finance); Scott Goldstein (Insurance); Rachelle Soderstrom (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions); and Craig Francis Dukin (White Collar Defense and Investigations).

Dec 16

3 min

Sidley represented LuminArx Capital Management (“LuminArx”) in its equity financing with AMD of Vultr (“Vultr”), the world’s largest privately held cloud infrastructure company, now valued at US$3.5 billion. Vultr will use the funds to support accelerated global expansion in AI infrastructure and cloud computing. LuminArx is a global alternative investment manager focused on Special Situations investing with an eye toward providing innovative, flexible, and strategic capital solutions. The team was led by Tim Chandler (Private Equity and M&A) and Samantha Seley (Energy and Infrastructure), and included Rebekah J. Maloney, Ashley S. Rogers, and Kelly Katherine Ball (all Private Equity and M&A); Daniel Allison, Khoa Nguyen, Quan Lu, Emily Eng, and Caroline Speck (all Energy and Infrastructure); Angela Richards (Tax); Scott Goldstein (Insurance); William Long, Colleen Brown, Sasha Hondagneu-Messner, Ash Nagdev, Matthias Bruynseraede, and Anila Rayani (all Privacy and Cybersecurity); Marian Fielding and Eric Winwood (both Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Whitney Beber (Commercial Litigation and Disputes); Leslie Shubert (White Collar Defense and Investigations ); Paul Kariyawasam, Rachelle Soderstrom, and Dusan Clark (all Technology and Life Sciences Transactions); Cathryn Le Regulski and Sara Salmonson (both Labor, Employment and Immigration); Heather Palmer (Environmental); James Mendenhall, Sven De Knop, Alessandra Moroni, and trainee associate Laura Verbeken (all Global Arbitration, Trade and Advocacy); Patrick Harrison and Bethany Wise (both Antitrust and Competition); and Marc Korman (Transportation).~~Sidley represented LuminArx Capital Management (“LuminArx”) in its equity financing with AMD of Vultr (“Vultr”), the world’s largest privately held cloud infrastructure company, now valued at US$3.5 billion. Vultr will use the funds to support accelerated global expansion in AI infrastructure and cloud computing. LuminArx is a global alternative investment manager focused on Special Situations investing with an eye toward providing innovative, flexible, and strategic capital solutions. The team was led by Tim Chandler (Private Equity and M&A) and Samantha Seley (Energy and Infrastructure), and included Rebekah J. Maloney, Ashley S. Rogers, and Kelly Katherine Ball (all Private Equity and M&A); Daniel Allison, Khoa Nguyen, Quan Lu, Emily Eng, and Caroline Speck (all Energy and Infrastructure); Angela Richards (Tax); Scott Goldstein (Insurance); William Long, Colleen Brown, Sasha Hondagneu-Messner, Ash Nagdev, Matthias Bruynseraede, and Anila Rayani (all Privacy and Cybersecurity); Marian Fielding and Eric Winwood (both Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Whitney Beber (Commercial Litigation and Disputes); Leslie Shubert (White Collar Defense and Investigations ); Paul Kariyawasam, Rachelle Soderstrom, and Dusan Clark (all Technology and Life Sciences Transactions); Cathryn Le Regulski and Sara Salmonson (both Labor, Employment and Immigration); Heather Palmer (Environmental); James Mendenhall, Sven De Knop, Alessandra Moroni, and trainee associate Laura Verbeken (all Global Arbitration, Trade and Advocacy); Patrick Harrison and Bethany Wise (both Antitrust and Competition); and Marc Korman (Transportation).

Dec 18

2 min

Sidley is representing LWCC, Louisiana’s largest workers’ compensation insurance carrier, in its acquisition of Prescient National. Prescient National is a North Carolina-based, AM Best “A” rated, high-performing national workers’ compensation insurance company. The Sidley team is led by Sean Carney and Nicole Mouzakiotis (both Financial Institutions – Insurance), and includes Sara Africano, Scott Goldstein, Michael Bay, Paul Drake, and Jordan Papai (Financial Institutions – Insurance); Peter Edgerton, Tyler Replogle, and Alice Qin (Tax); Eileen Liu and Paige Garcia (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Elizabeth McCloy and Brandon Bryer (Real Estate); Natalie Chan, Teresa Reuter, and Allison Ivey Toth (Labor, Employment and Immigration); Steve McInerney and Philip Robbins (Privacy and Cybersecurity); Stephen Fronk, Paul Kariyawasam, and Adia Brantley (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions); Maureen Crough and Sarah Jehl (Environmental); and Edward Sharon (Antitrust and Competition).~~Sidley is representing LWCC, Louisiana’s largest workers’ compensation insurance carrier, in its acquisition of Prescient National. Prescient National is a North Carolina-based, AM Best “A” rated, high-performing national workers’ compensation insurance company. The Sidley team is led by Sean Carney and Nicole Mouzakiotis (both Financial Institutions – Insurance), and includes Sara Africano, Scott Goldstein, Michael Bay, Paul Drake, and Jordan Papai (Financial Institutions – Insurance); Peter Edgerton, Tyler Replogle, and Alice Qin (Tax); Eileen Liu and Paige Garcia (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Elizabeth McCloy and Brandon Bryer (Real Estate); Natalie Chan, Teresa Reuter, and Allison Ivey Toth (Labor, Employment and Immigration); Steve McInerney and Philip Robbins (Privacy and Cybersecurity); Stephen Fronk, Paul Kariyawasam, and Adia Brantley (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions); Maureen Crough and Sarah Jehl (Environmental); and Edward Sharon (Antitrust and Competition).

Dec 18

1 min