Mark A. Fennell, P.C.

Partner Mergers & Acquisitions Private Equity

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Mark A. Fennell, P.C.

Overview

Mark Fennell is a partner in the corporate transactional group, where he concentrates his practice on complex business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investment, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, executive compensation and equity incentive arrangements, private financings, and related general corporate counseling. He has been responsible for structuring, negotiating and closing a wide variety of these transactions.

Mark joined Kirkland in 1998 and has been a partner of the Firm since 2004.

Mark has handled many private equity, LBO, venture capital and merger and acquisition transactions for Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company, Cision Inc., Civitas Solutions, Inc., Flexpoint Partners, GTCR, Madison Dearborn Partners, SFW Capital Partners, as well as numerous portfolio companies.

Mark has led transactions in a wide variety of industries, including claims processing, dental supply, health care, human services, laboratory supply, manufacturing and transaction processing.

Associate, Fieldstone Private Capital Group, New York and Kuala Lumpur, 1993–1995

Financial Analyst, Commercial Union Capital, New York, 1992–1993

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Recognition

Lecturer, University of Chicago Law School, “Private Equity Transactions: Issues and Documentation” (2011–2017)

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 1998Illinois

Education

  • University of Chicago Law SchoolJ.D.with Honors1998
  • University of RochesterB.A.magna cum laude1992
    Phi Beta Kappa