22 July 2026
Sidley Represents Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Utz Brands in Its US$2.9 Billion Take-Private Transaction
Advising firms
Deal team
37 lawyers named| Lawyer | Firm | Seniority | Practice | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Williams Lead | Sidley | Not stated | M&A and Private Equity | Not stated |
| Anika Hermann Bargfrede Lead | Sidley | Not stated | M&A and Private Equity | Not stated |
| Gary Gerstman | Sidley | Not stated | M&A and Private Equity | Not stated |
| Björn Holland | Sidley | Not stated | M&A and Private Equity | Not stated |
| Sylonda Lang | Sidley | Not stated | M&A and Private Equity | Not stated |
| Brendan McCartney | Sidley | Not stated | M&A and Private Equity | Not stated |
| Anthony Caneris | Sidley | Not stated | M&A and Private Equity | Not stated |
| Andrew Baptist | Sidley | Not stated | M&A and Private Equity | Not stated |
| Austin Archer | Sidley | Not stated | M&A and Private Equity | Not stated |
| Caterina Faya | Sidley | Not stated | M&A and Private Equity | Not stated |
| McKenna Chadwick | Sidley | Not stated | M&A and Private Equity | Not stated |
| Kristen Smith | Sidley | Not stated | Global Finance | Not stated |
| Markus Feil | Sidley | Not stated | Global Finance | Not stated |
| Joe Kimberling | Sidley | Not stated | Global Finance | Not stated |
| Ashtyn Hemendinger | Sidley | Not stated | Global Finance | Not stated |
| Darren Chak | Sidley | Not stated | Global Finance | Not stated |
| Brent M. Harding | Sidley | Not stated | Global Finance | Not stated |
| Karim Pirani | Sidley | Not stated | Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation | Not stated |
| Liz Eastlund | Sidley | Not stated | Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation | Not stated |
| Tyler Replogle | Sidley | Not stated | Tax | Not stated |
| Suresh Advani | Sidley | Not stated | Tax | Not stated |
| Cade Geldreich | Sidley | Not stated | Tax | Not stated |
| Jason C. Semmes | Sidley | Not stated | Antitrust and Competition | Not stated |
| Mary Marks | Sidley | Not stated | Antitrust and Competition | Not stated |
| Jim Ducayet | Sidley | Not stated | Securities and Shareholder Litigation | Not stated |
| Diane McEnroe | Sidley | Not stated | Food, Drug and Medical Device | Not stated |
| Kevin Sforza | Sidley | Not stated | Food, Drug and Medical Device | Not stated |
| Natalie Chan | Sidley | Not stated | Labor and Employment | Not stated |
| Amelia Moore | Sidley | Not stated | Labor and Employment | Not stated |
| Stephen McInerney | Sidley | Not stated | Privacy and Cybersecurity | Not stated |
| Stephanie Lim | Sidley | Not stated | Privacy and Cybersecurity | Not stated |
| Kyle Barnett | Sidley | Not stated | IP Transactions | Not stated |
| Heather Palmer | Sidley | Not stated | Environmental | Not stated |
| Sarah Jehl | Sidley | Not stated | Environmental | Not stated |
| Liz McCloy | Sidley | Not stated | Real Estate | Not stated |
| Brandon Bryer | Sidley | Not stated | Real Estate | Not stated |
| Jen Fernandez | Sidley | Not stated | Global Arbitration, Trade and Advocacy | Not stated |
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Stated terms
- Stated value
- USD 2.90bn (US$2.9 billion)
- What the figure measures
- Total transaction value
- Client
- Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Utz Brands, Inc.Target
- Counterparties
- Intersnack Group GmbH & Co. KG (Buy-side)
Rice and Lissette Family Entities (Investor)