Sidley represented Azimut Alternative Capital Partners, LLC (AACP), a subsidiary of The Azimut Group, in selling Azimut’s entire stake in Kennedy Lewis Investment Management to Petershill at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Azimut, through AACP, is active in GP Staking, acquiring minority ownership interests in lower middle market alternative asset managers (private equity, private credit, and real assets).
The deal team included Joseph Schwartz, Ellie Cohen, Meegan Mayer (Investment Funds); and Noam Waltuch (Tax).