Sidley has advised Fortress Investment Group on the acquisition of 100%, along with existing management, of the share capital of Vine Acquisitions Limited (Punch Pubs & Co.) by funds managed by its affiliates.
The Sidley team was led by Lyndsey Laverack (Private Equity), supported by Lauren Bretton (Private Equity), Jade Williams-Adedeji (Real Estate), and Jack Mayall (Real Estate). Other team members included Emilie Stewart, Matilda Dolin, and Michael Condlyffe (Global Finance); Alan Grinceri, Craig Chapman, Dominic Nelson, Dan O’Shea, and Johnny Skumpija (Capital Markets); Paul Dunbar, Simmy Sanghera, Lucy Carr, and Zoe Woodhouse (Private Equity); Jo Bainton (Real Estate); William Long, Francesca Blythe, and Denise Kara (Privacy and Cybersecurity); Susan Fanning, Peter McCorkell, and Alex Down (Labor, Employment and Immigration); Andrew Fox, Jonathan Lafferty, and David Smith (Commercial Litigation and Disputes); Patrick Harrison and Ellen Thomson (Antitrust/Competition); Jason Menzies and Dave Miller (Tax); and Leonard Ng and Matt Feehily (Banking and Financial Services).
