Atty. Kyle P. McHugh
Kyle McHugh is a corporate partner in the Firm’s Chicago office. Kyle represents private equity sponsors and public and private company clients in mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, “take-private” transactions, joint ventures, divestitures, private financings, venture capital and other growth-based investments, recapitalizations and restructurings, as well as in related corporate governance, executive compensation and general corporate matters.
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Kyle P. McHugh is a m&a attorney based in Chicago, Illinois, practicing at Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Educated at Indiana University Maurer School of Law (J.D., 2015). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2026). Serands clients in Chicago, IL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Kyle McHugh is a corporate partner in the Firm’s Chicago office
- Kyle represents private equity sponsors and public and private company clients in mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, “take-private” transactions, joint ventures, divestitures, private financings, venture capital and other growth-based investments, recapitalizations and restructurings, as well as in related corporate governance, executive compensation and general corporate matters
- Kyle has handled such matters on behalf of, among others, Apax Partners, Bain Capital, Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company, Chicago Growth Partners, GTCR, TCV, Thomas H. Lee Partners, ParkerGale, Sycamore Partners and Vista Equity Partners
- Kyle was selected by Super Lawyers magazine as a Rising Star in 2021 and 2022
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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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