Samir K. Patel

Prior to joining Willkie in 2021, Samir was M&A and Securities counsel for a large publicly traded company in Chicago, and prior to that, an associate at two other major law firms in Chicago and New York City.

• Panelist, “Tech and Tech-Enabled Services,” 23rd Annual Chicago Booth Private Equity Conference, March 1, 2024

Samir advised on the following significant matters*:

• Avista Healthcare Partners, a private equity firm focused exclusively on healthcare, in the sale of Solmetex to AGIC Capital
• Interpublic Group in its acquisition by Omnicom to create a premier marketing and sales company
• Interpublic Group in its sale of Huge, a leading experience design and technology business, to AEA Investors
• Avista Capital Partners and its portfolio company Solmetex, LLC on Solmetex’s acquisition of Impladent Ltd.
• Franklin Templeton on its $925 million acquisition of Putnam Investments and strategic partnership with Power Corporation of Canada and Great-West Lifeco Inc.
• Zurich Insurance Group and its subsidiary Farmers Group, Inc. in the acquisition by Farmers Group of three insurance brokers of the Farmers Exchanges
• NorthStar Healthcare Income, Inc. on the internalization of its management and operating functions
• Gainline Capital Partners on its sale of Source Advisors to BV Investment Partners
• Franklin Templeton on its acquisition of Lexington Partners for $1.75 billion
• Franklin Templeton on its acquisition of Alcentra Group from The Bank of New York Mellon
• Enerpac Tool Group Corp. (f/k/a Actuant Corporation) on the sale of its Engineered Components and Systems segment to One Rock Capital Partners*
• GNC Holdings, Inc. on the sale of substantially all of its assets to Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Holding Co., Ltd for $770 million via a Section 363 asset sale*
• O-I Glass, Inc. (f/k/a Owens-Illinois, Inc.) in its corporate modernization transaction*
• GTCR on its acquisition of AssuredPartners*
• GTCR on its acquisition of Cole-Parmer*
• Onex Partners V on its $400 million convertible preferred investment in Emerald Holding, Inc.*
• A leading private equity firm on its $13.2 billion acquisition of the car battery segment of a multinational conglomerate*
• Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance on its acquisition of ENGS Holdings, Inc. from Aquiline Capital Partners and other shareholders*
• Kosmos Energy Ltd. on its $1.225 billion acquisition of Deep Gulf Energy from First Reserve and other shareholders*

*Samir advised on these matters prior to joining Willkie.