Rachel B. Cohen-Deano

Experience: Fund Formation and Private Placements: Represented $3 billion distressed debt private equity fund in connection with its formation, offering and ongoing general corporate representation.; Represented $2.75 billion middle market private equity fund in connection with its formation and offering.; Represented $1.6 billion middle market private equity fund in connection with its formation, offering and ongoing general corporate representation.; Represented $1.3 billion European distressed debt fund in connection with its formation, offering and ongoing general corporate representation.; Represented $1.275 billion internal multi-strategy fund of funds in connection with its formation and offering.; Represented $1.25 billion lower middle market private equity fund in connection with its formation and offering.; Represented $1 billion direct lending fund in connection with its formation, offering and ongoing general corporate representation.; Represented $1 billion distressed debt fund in connection with its formation, offering and ongoing general corporate representation.; Represented $1 billion private equity fund in connection with its formation and offering.; Represented $1 billion lower middle market private equity fund in connection with its formation, offering and ongoing general corporate representation as well as co-investment offerings for investments alongside the fund.; Represented $685 million private equity fund with a focus on investments in Brazil and Latin America in connection with its formation and offering.; Represented $580 million lower middle market private equity fund in connection with its formation and offering.; Represented $500 million lower middle market private equity fund in connection with its formation, offering and ongoing general corporate representation.; Represented $410 million private equity fund with a focus on minority or non-control investments in connection with its formation and offering.; Represented $400 million middle market private equity fund in connection with its formation, offering and ongoing general corporate representation.; Represented $400 million secondary investment middle market private equity fund in connection with its formation and offering.; Represented $350 million private equity fund with a focus on financial services companies in connection with its formation and offering.; Represented $250 million biotech venture capital fund in connection with its formation, offering and ongoing general corporate representation.; Represented $218 million minority investment fund in connection with its formation and offering.; Represented $215 million growth equity fund in connection with its formation, offering and ongoing general corporate representation.; Represented $215 million private equity fund with a focus on investments in the lower middle market in connection with its formation and offering.; Represented $175 million middle market private equity fund in connection with its formation, offering and ongoing general corporate representation.; Represented $175 million lower middle market private equity fund in connection with its formation and offering.; Represented $150 million private equity fund in connection with its formation, offering, formation and offering of related co-investment vehicles and ongoing corporate representation.; Represented $145 million lower middle market private equity fund in connection with its formation, offering and ongoing general corporate representation, including co-investment offerings alongside the fund.; Represented $125 million middle market private equity fund in connection with its formation, offering and ongoing general corporate representation.; Represented $100 million lower middle market private equity fund of funds in connection with its formation, offering and ongoing general corporate representation.; Represented $100 million lower middle market private equity fund of funds in connection with its formation, offering, underlying fund investments and ongoing general corporate representation.; Represented $75 million lower middle market private equity fund of funds in connection with its formation, offering and ongoing general corporate representation.; Represented $56 million co-investment fund in connection with its formation, offering and ongoing general corporate representation.; Represented $40 million co-investment fund in connection with its formation, offering and ongoing general corporate representation.; Represented $20 million venture capital fund in connection with its formation, offering and ongoing corporate representation.; Represented real estate private equity fund in connection with fund formation and ongoing general corporate representation.; Represented movie production private equity fund in connection with fund formation and ongoing general corporate representation.; Represented urgent care medical practice management company in connection with private placement of minority interests and ongoing general corporate representation.; Represented venture capital fund with a focus on investments in healthy food and consumer products in connection with equity offering and ongoing general corporate representation.; Represented venture capital fund with a focus on investments in digital finance in connection with equity offering and ongoing general corporate representation.; Represented real estate tax portfolio private equity fund in connection with fund formation and offering.; Represented intellectual property private equity fund in connection with fund formation and offering.; Acquisitions: Represented private equity fund in connection with the leveraged acquisition of post-production services company.; Representation of private equity fund in connection with the leveraged acquisition of several ambulatory surgical centers and related management company.; Represented private equity fund in connection with the leveraged acquisition of call centers located in the U.S., Panama and Jamaica.; Represented private equity fund in connection with the acquisition of distressed automotive parts manufacturer.; Represented private equity fund in connection with the leveraged acquisition of health care logistics company.; Represented private equity fund in connection with the leveraged acquisition of all of the stock of a U.S. lighting equipment rental company and substantially all of the assets of several Canadian lighting equipment rental companies.; Represented private equity fund in connection with the leveraged acquisition of an automotive parts manufacturer.; Represented portfolio company of a private equity fund in connection with the leveraged acquisition of seven mattress manufacturing companies and subsequent merger with mattress branding company.; Represented family investment company in its acquisition of two Canadian container and packaging companies and subsequent merger.; Represented private equity fund in its acquisition of a marketing and discount offer company.; Represented private equity fund in connection with the leveraged acquisition of all of the stock of a U.S. lighting equipment rental company and substantially all of the assets of several Canadian lighting equipment rental companies.; Divestitures: Represented privately held Israeli technology company in connection with the disposition of all its equity to a publicly traded company.; Represented molded plastics packaging company in connection with the disposition of all its equity to a wholly owned subsidiary of a publicly traded company.; Represented home health care and hospice care provider in connection with the disposition of all its equity.; Represented medical laboratory testing service provider in connection with sale of all its stock by merger to a portfolio company of a private equity fund.; Represented special event marketing company in connection with the disposition of all its stock to a publicly traded corporation.; Represented marketing company in connection with the disposition of all of its stock.; Represented industrial mineral producer in connection with the sale of a division to a subsidiary of a publicly traded corporation.; Represented privately held software company in connection with the sale of all of its stock to a publicly traded corporation.; Represented cable and wire manufacturer in connection with the sale of a majority of its stock to a private equity fund.; Represented beauty school in connection with the sale of a majority of its equity interests to a private equity fund.; Represented hardware manufacturing company in connection with the sale of all its stock to a privately held company.; Internship: Intern, Judge Blanche Manning, Northern District of Illinois, Summer 2003