Sidley is representing Wheels and Apollo Global Management in a minority investment from Marubeni Corporation and Lithia & Driveway. Wheels is a major fleet management company offering leasing, financing, maintenance, and support services for its fleet of more than 800,000 vehicles. Both Marubeni Corporation and Lithia & Driveway are major players in the mobility space and closely aligned with Wheels’ commitment to delivering value across the vehicle life cycle.
The Sidley team is being led by Daniel Serota and Adam K. Weinstein (M&A and Private Equity), and includes Whitney Price, Aideen Brennan, Conner J. Collins, Melissa Craig, and Ashley E. Wong (M&A and Private Equity); Robert A. Ryan, Miles J. Curry, and Tom Qiu (Capital Markets); Melissa Colón-Bosolet and Cassandra Liu (Commercial Litigation and Disputes); Lauren A. Gallagher and Karim S. Pirani (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Alan Williams (Energy and Infrastructure); Jen Fernandez, James Mendenhall, Carys Golesworthy, and Lauren Shapiro (Global Arbitration, Trade and Advocacy); Daniel M. Philion (Global Finance); Andrew R. Holland and Scott J.F. Goldstein (Insurance); Eric G. Hoffman (Labor and Employment); Alan Charles Raul and Stephen W. McInerney (Privacy and Cybersecurity); Matt Wholey (Real Estate); Alex J. Kaplan, Charlotte K. Newell, Andrew W. Stern, and Andrew A. Kunsak (Securities and Shareholder Litigation); Rachel D. Kleinberg, Andy J. Lau, and Jonathan M. Westreich (Tax); and Rachelle Soderstrom and E. Kyle Barnett (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions).