Emily Stegich advises clients on all aspects of private transactions and corporate governance, particularly involving family offices and their portfolio companies.

Emily leverages long-term client relationships and extensive transactional experience to guide private equity firms, family offices and their portfolio companies, as well as strategic investors and private companies on:

  • Public and private mergers and acquisitions
  • Corporate reorganizations and restructurings
  • Leveraged buyouts and strategic investments
  • Company representation matters, including governance matters, service agreements and entity management

She draws on a comprehensive understanding of her clients’ business objectives to help them limit risk and optimize transactional value. Emily identifies clients’ emerging needs and collaborates across the firm’s robust platform to connect clients with the resources they need to execute their strategic plans.

Emily prioritizes giving back to the community and maintains an active pro bono practice, including work on behalf of victims of domestic violence. She volunteers with One Tail at a Time, the leading dog rescue partner for Chicago Animal Care and Control, and The Love Fridge, a Chicago-based mutual aid organization, in addition to mentoring associates at Latham.

Emily’s experience includes representing:

Public Companies

  • Hyatt Hotels in a variety of transactional and corporate governance matters, including its:
    • US$2.7 billion acquisition of Apple Leisure Group
    • US$480 million acquisition of Two Roads Hospitality
    • US$125 million acquisition of Dream Hotel Group
    • Disposition of Exhale Enterprises
  • FMC Technologies in its US$17 billion merger of equals transaction with Technip, a Paris-based designer and developer of offshore oil and gas process facilities via the EU cross-border merger regime
  • Orbitz Worldwide, a leading global online travel company, in its US$1.6 billion take-private sale to Expedia
  • Beyond Meat in a variety of transactional and corporate governance matters
  • Aon in acquiring Stroz Friedberg, a provider of digital forensics services and cybersecurity consultancy worldwide

Family Offices

  • DNS Capital in various investments and transactional matters, including its acquisitions of or investments in:
    • Creative Office Pavilion
    • Industrial Magnetics
    • Lithko Contracting
    • Velocity Vehicle Group
    • KBP Investments
    • TMS International
    • New Realm Brewing
  • The Pritzker Organization in various investments and transactional matters, including its acquisitions of or investments in:
    • Crown Health Care Laundry Services
    • Lithko Contracting
    • KBP Investments
    • STV Group
    • Epic Healthcare Staffing
    • Mammoth Holdings
    • NationsBenefits
    • Steward Partners
  • Andell Holdings in selling a significant minority interest in the Chicago Fire Major League Soccer franchise
  • Stormlight Holdings in various transactional matters
  • STV Group, a Pritzker Organization portfolio company, in acquiring CP&Y and various corporate governance matters
  • KBP Investments, a Pritzker Organization portfolio company, in various transactional and corporate governance matters
  • Creative Office Pavilion, a DNS Capital portfolio company, in acquiring Office Resources and various transactional and corporate governance matters
  • TMS International, a Pritzker Organization portfolio company, in acquiring Stein Holdings and in various transactional and corporate governance matters

Private Equity and Strategic Investors

  • Bass Pro Group and its equity holders in a variety of mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, and corporate matters, including its US$5.5 billion acquisition of Cabela’s Incorporated
  • Henkel in its US$1.05 billion acquisition of Darex Packing Technologies
  • AOC in its US$100 million acquisition of Ashland Global Holding’s maleic anhydride business

Bar Qualification

  • Illinois
  • Texas

Education

  • JD, The University of Texas School of Law, 2014
    with honors
  • BS, Economics and Public Policy, Southern Methodist University, 2011
    cum laude