Sidley is representing International Game Technology PLC (NYSE: IGT) in its US$6.3 billion sale of its Gaming & Digital business to a newly formed holding company owned by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. Apollo is also acquiring Everi Holdings Inc. (NYSE: EVRI). In February 2024, Sidley represented IGT in its agreement to spin off its IGT Gaming business and then combine that spun off business with Everi in a transaction similar to a Reverse Morris Trust transaction. Under the terms of the new agreement, the Apollo funds will simultaneously acquire IGT Gaming and Everi in an all-cash transaction. The Sidley team is being led by Paul L. Choi, Scott R. Williams, and Brent M. Steele (M&A and Private Equity), and Angela Fontana and Sean Damm (Global Finance), and includes Sylonda E. Lang, Spencer A. Lee, Cameron K. Woolley, Anna B. Choi, Danielle N. Sismour, Adi Milstein, Juan Arendse, William Ladas, Scott A. Gregus, and Jordan M. Lemoine (M&A and Private Equity); Reid McKinney and Mimi Mallory (Global Finance); Vincent Brophy and Rosanna Connolly (Antitrust and Competition); David E. Teitelbaum, Kristin S. Teager, Jordyn R. Singer, and Nicole Cary (Banking and Financial Services); Johnny G. Skumpija, Sonia Gupta Barros, Adam M. Gross, and Sara M. von Althann (Capital Markets); Corey Perry and Ryan B. McLeod (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Heather M. Palmer and Sarah A. Jehl (Environmental); Sven De Knop, Kayla M. Scott, and Maryanne W. Kamau (Global Arbitration, Trade and Advocacy); Scott J.F. Goldstein (Insurance); Peter McCorkell, Cathryn Le Regulski, Emily M. Wajert, Alex Down, and Carolyn L. Ayaub (Labor and Employment); Colleen Theresa Brown, Denise Kara, Stephen W. McInerney, and Sasha Hondagneu-Messner (Privacy and Cybersecurity); Elizabeth K. McCloy and Will Otter (Real Estate); Jim Ducayet (Securities and Shareholder Litigation); Suresh T. Advani, Oliver Currall, Nathan Enfield, Pranith Mehta, and Andrew C. Dibden (Tax); and Mark L. Kaufmann, E. Kyle Barnett, and Tomide K. Owolabi (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions).~~Sidley is representing International Game Technology PLC (NYSE: IGT) in its US$6.3 billion sale of its Gaming & Digital business to a newly formed holding company owned by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. Apollo is also acquiring Everi Holdings Inc. (NYSE: EVRI). In February 2024, Sidley represented IGT in its agreement to spin off its IGT Gaming business and then combine that spun off business with Everi in a transaction similar to a Reverse Morris Trust transaction. Under the terms of the new agreement, the Apollo funds will simultaneously acquire IGT Gaming and Everi in an all-cash transaction. The Sidley team is being led by Paul L. Choi, Scott R. Williams, and Brent M. Steele (M&A and Private Equity), and Angela Fontana and Sean Damm (Global Finance), and includes Sylonda E. Lang, Spencer A. Lee, Cameron K. Woolley, Anna B. Choi, Danielle N. Sismour, Adi Milstein, Juan Arendse, William Ladas, Scott A. Gregus, and Jordan M. Lemoine (M&A and Private Equity); Reid McKinney and Mimi Mallory (Global Finance); Vincent Brophy and Rosanna Connolly (Antitrust and Competition); David E. Teitelbaum, Kristin S. Teager, Jordyn R. Singer, and Nicole Cary (Banking and Financial Services); Johnny G. Skumpija, Sonia Gupta Barros, Adam M. Gross, and Sara M. von Althann (Capital Markets); Corey Perry and Ryan B. McLeod (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Heather M. Palmer and Sarah A. Jehl (Environmental); Sven De Knop, Kayla M. Scott, and Maryanne W. Kamau (Global Arbitration, Trade and Advocacy); Scott J.F. Goldstein (Insurance); Peter McCorkell, Cathryn Le Regulski, Emily M. Wajert, Alex Down, and Carolyn L. Ayaub (Labor and Employment); Colleen Theresa Brown, Denise Kara, Stephen W. McInerney, and Sasha Hondagneu-Messner (Privacy and Cybersecurity); Elizabeth K. McCloy and Will Otter (Real Estate); Jim Ducayet (Securities and Shareholder Litigation); Suresh T. Advani, Oliver Currall, Nathan Enfield, Pranith Mehta, and Andrew C. Dibden (Tax); and Mark L. Kaufmann, E. Kyle Barnett, and Tomide K. Owolabi (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions).