Sidley Austin Adds Jones Day Partner to Growing M&A and PE Group

Sidley Austin continues to build out its M&A and private equity prowess with the addition of Justin Macke in New York.

Macke comes over from Jones Day where he became partner in 2020. He works with private equity firms and public companies in a wide array of transactions, including M&A, corporate governance, shareholder activism and SEC matters.

He’s has worked on several high-profile deals, including Sherwin-Williams’ $11.3 billion acquisition of Valspar, Lord Corporation’s $3.7 billion sale to Parker-Hannifin, Associated Estates’ $2.5 billion sale to Brookfield Asset Management, Exelis’s $4.8 billion sale to Harris Corporation, Cintas’s $2.2 billion acquisition of G&K ...