Stephanie Greco
Overview
Stephanie is a partner in the Antitrust & Competition Practice Group in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Her practice focuses on a wide range of antitrust matters including federal and state government review of mergers and acquisitions, civil litigation, government investigations and compliance counseling. Stephanie represents clients across a broad range of industries before the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission.
Stephanie began her career as an attorney in the Bureau of Competition, Mergers IV Division of the FTC, investigating and analyzing mergers in the hospital, retail, supermarket, consumer products and distribution industries. Among other assignments, she played an integral role in the trial team in FTC, et al. v. Staples, Inc., et al., and the FTC’s investigation of Family Dollar/Dollar Tree.
Experience
Representative Matters
Healthcare
- Centerbridge Partners and Madison Dearborn Partners-backed Sevita in its pending $835 million acquisition ResCare Community Living, the community living business of BrightSpring Health Services
- Peak Rock Capital in its sale of Paragon Healthcare, Inc., a leading provider of infusion and other specialty pharmacy services, to Elevance Health, Inc.
- Seattle Reproductive Medicine, a leading fertility medicine practice based in Seattle, in its joining of the Pinnacle Fertility network
- Baypine in its acquisition of Pinnacle Dermatology
- GI Partners in its sale of Plum Healthcare and its 58 skilled nursing facilities to the Providence Group
- Riverchase Dermatology in its merger with Water’s Edge Dermatology
- North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA) in its acquisition of American Anesthesiology
Pharma/Med Devices
- Resonetics in its $900 million acquisition of SAES’s medical nitinol business. The FTC closed the investigation after full compliance with a Second Request
- Custopharm in its $425 million sale to Hikma Pharmaceuticals. The FTC closed its investigation after consent regarding the assets related to the corticosteroid drug triamcinolone acetonide
- GlaxoSmithKline in its $12.7 billion joint venture with Pfizer to combine their consumer health businesses
- Pai Pharma in its acquisition of Nivagen Pharmaceuticals
Technology
- Centerbridge Partners in its $2 billion acquisition of MeridianLink, a provider of software platforms for financial institutions and consumer reporting agencies, and Silversmith Capital Partners in its minority investment in the acquisition
- Hellman & Friedman (H&F) and its portfolio company Enverus, a provider of analytics and benchmark data sourced from U.S. energy producers, on a definitive agreement to be acquired by private equity funds affiliated with Blackstone from H&F and Genstar Capital
- Avride, a developer of autonomous driving technologies, in its up to $375 million investment and commercial commitment from Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) and Nebius Group (Nasdaq: NBIS)
- Reveal Data Corporation, a K1 portfolio company and a provider of an AI-powered eDiscovery platform, on its acquisitions of Logikcull and IPRO, two other providers in the eDiscovery space
- GTCR on its acquisition of a 55% stake in Worldpay, in a transaction valuing the business at $18.5 billion
- NortonLifeLock, a global leader in consumer Cyber Safety, on its acquisition of Avast, a global leader in digital security and privacy, valued at over $8.6 billion, including clearance in a Phase 2 CMA investigation
- Grubhub in its $7.3 billion acquisition by Just Eat Takeaway.com
- Francisco Partners and its portfolio company Metaswitch Networks on the sale of Metaswitch, a leading provider of virtualized network software and voice, data and communications solutions, to Microsoft Corporation
- GTCR in its $180 million acquisition of Cloudbreak Health, LLC
Data Centers
- An investor consortium comprised of AI Infrastructure Partnership, MGX and BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners in its pending $40 billion acquisition of Aligned Data Centers, a provider of data center solutions, from Macquarie Asset Management
- EQT Infrastructure IV in its agreement to acquire EdgeConneX, a global data center provider serving the fast growing Hyperscale and Edge ecosystems, from an investor group led by Providence Equity Partners
Industrial
- Celanese Corp. in its $11 billion acquisition of a majority of DuPont’s Mobility & Materials business. The FTC closed its investigation after full compliance with a Second Request
- International Wire Group, a portfolio company of Olympus Partners and manufacturer of copper and copper-alloy wire products, on its definitive agreement to acquire Hussey Copper, a processor and fabricator of copper products, from KPS
- Plaskolite, LLC in its purchase of Vycom, LLC, a subsidiary of The AZEK Company, a manufacturer of highly engineered Olefin and PVC thermoplastic sheet for the semiconductor, outdoor living, playground, marine, industrial and graphics
- Thomas H. Lee Partners in its acquisition of the Semiconductor Solutions Group business of Brooks Automation, Inc. for $3 billion
- Prince International, an American Securities portfolio company that produces specialty chemicals, minerals and industrial additives, in its $2.1 billion acquisition of Ferro, and its related divestiture to KPS Capital Partners of the business now known as PEMCO, a producer of porcelain enamel and other products
- Grede in its acquisition of Neenah Enterprises, Inc.’s commercial vehicle business, select portions of its industrial casting business and the Advanced Cast Products business
Packaging
- Olympus Partners-backed Liqui-Box in its acquisition of DS Smith’s plastics division. The DOJ closed its investigation after full compliance with the Second Request and resulting divestiture to TriMas Corp.
- PPC-backed ProAmpac in its acquisition of PAC Worldwide, a provider of flexible packaging solutions
- PPC-backed ProAmpac in its pending $1.51 billion acquisition of TC Transcontinental Packaging, a provider of packaging solutions, from TC Transcontinental
Other Industries
- Fortune Brands as divestiture buyer in DOJ lawsuit challenging ASSA ABLOY’s $4.3 billion acquisition of Spectrum Brands’ HHI division
- Six Flags Entertainment Corporation in its $8 billion merger with Cedar Fair amusement parks
- Windjammer Capital Investors-backed Paragon Energy Solutions, a provider of engineered solutions to the nuclear power industry, in its $585 million sale to Mirion
- Eldridge Industries, LLC on the acquisition of a cybersecurity company that provides network intelligence and monitoring solutions to support lawful interception and secure data acquisition, including for America’s military and intelligence agencies
- Arbor Investments in its acquisition of Bradshaw Home, a designer, marketer and category manager of kitchen tools, bakeware, cookware, food storage and home cleaning products
- Acosta in its acquisitions of The CORE Group, Impact Group and Premium Retail Services
- Arbor Investments in its sale of Greco and Sons, a leading independent Italian specialty distributor in the U.S. to Sysco
- Arbor Investments in its acquisition of Fontaine Santé Foods, a plant-based food platform
- TPG Capital and Transplace in connection with the sale of Transplace to Uber Freight for approximately $2.25 billion
Clerk & Government Experience
AttorneyFederal Trade Commission, Bureau of Competition, Mergers IV2013–2017
Law ClerkOffice of Commissioner OhlhausenFederal Trade CommissionSummer 2012
Prior Experience
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Recognition
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2014New York
- 2021District of Columbia
Education
- George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law SchoolJ.D.cum laude2013
George Mason Civil Rights Law Journal
George Mason Moot Court
- Boston CollegeB.A., Historycum laude2010