Atty. Francesco A. Castaldi
Francesco Castaldi focuses his practice on negotiating and structuring complex business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, private equity investments, strategic investments, venture capital and growth equity investments, executive compensation and incentive equity arrangements, and other general corporate matters. Francesco has represented private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies across a wide range of industries and in transactions ranging from middle-market deals to multibillion-dollar transactions.
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Francesco A. Castaldi is a Shareholder based in Chicago, Illinois, practicing at Greenberg Traurig, LLP. They have 8+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2018. Their practice focuses on business and m&a. Admitted to practice in Illinois (2018). Educated at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law (J.D. Associate, 2018) and Dominican University (M.A. Teaching, 2015). Provides legal services in Italian Portuguese. Serands clients in Chicago, IL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Francesco Castaldi focuses his practice on negotiating and structuring complex business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, private equity investments, strategic investments, venture capital and growth equity investments, executive compensation and incentive equity arrangements, and other general corporate matters
- Francesco has represented private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies across a wide range of industries and in transactions ranging from middle-market deals to multibillion-dollar transactions
- Concentrations •Mergers and acquisitions •Private equity •Venture capital •General corporate Recognition & Leadership Awards & Accolades •Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Illinois Super Lawyers, “Rising Stars,” 2025-2026
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Practicing law in Illinois. Legal matters in Illinois are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Chicago are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Illinois state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Illinois brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Illinois courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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