Sidley represented The Gersh Agency and the Gersh family members (“Gersh”), a leading talent agency, in its strategic partnership with private equity firm Crestview Partners, to support the agency’s next phase of growth. Prior to the transaction, Gersh was the only major talent agency without a financial partner. Gersh will maintain control with a majority interest, and the firm will continue to operate as it has throughout its history, keeping its client’s interests as its paramount focus.

The Sidley team was led by partner Matt Thompson (M&A and Private Equity) and also included partner Ed Norris (Tax), counsel Evie Whiting (Global Finance), senior managing associate Jonathan Westreich (Tax), senior managing associate Feifei Bian (M&A and Private Equity), managing associates Felipe Ruiz Ricagni, Tracy Smith, and Ashleigh Stanley (M&A and Private Equity), and associates Elio Livi Belloso, Chloe Lustig, Kate McMahon, and Tori Spencer (M&A and Private Equity).