Mehdi Khodadad, global co-leader of the firm’s M&A and Private Equity group and a member of Sidley’s Executive Committee, has been named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Leaders of Influence: Private Equity, Investors & Advisors” list. This annual feature celebrates the outstanding professionals making up the Los Angeles private equity landscape. Mehdi’s practice focuses on representing leading technology and life sciences companies and their private equity and other investment sponsors. He counsels corporate clients, entrepreneurs, and investors on a wide variety of transactions, including private and public financings, corporate restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buy-outs and related private equity transactions, cross-border, and other structured corporate transactions. Mehdi also regularly advises the boards of directors, management, and special committees of corporate clients and their investors on a wide variety of securities law and corporate governance matters.~~Mehdi Khodadad, global co-leader of the firm’s M&A and Private Equity group and a member of Sidley’s Executive Committee, has been named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Leaders of Influence: Private Equity, Investors & Advisors” list. This annual feature celebrates the outstanding professionals making up the Los Angeles private equity landscape. Mehdi’s practice focuses on representing leading technology and life sciences companies and their private equity and other investment sponsors. He counsels corporate clients, entrepreneurs, and investors on a wide variety of transactions, including private and public financings, corporate restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buy-outs and related private equity transactions, cross-border, and other structured corporate transactions. Mehdi also regularly advises the boards of directors, management, and special committees of corporate clients and their investors on a wide variety of securities law and corporate governance matters.