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
Peak Rock Capital in its sale of Paragon Healthcare, Inc., a leading provider of infusion and other specialty pharmacy services, to Elevance Health, Inc.
GTCR in its $180 million acquisition of Cloudbreak Health, LLC
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
Resonetics in its $900 million acquisition of SAES’s medical nitinol business. The FTC closed the investigation after full compliance with a Second Request
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
GTCR on its acquisition of a 55% stake in Worldpay, in a transaction valuing the business at $18.5 billion
Fortune Brands as divestiture buyer in DOJ lawsuit challenging ASSA ABLOY’s $4.3 billion acquisition of Spectrum Brands’ HHI division
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
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
Seattle Reproductive Medicine, a leading fertility medicine practice based in Seattle, in its joining of the Pinnacle Fertility network
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
Arbor Investments in its acquisition of Fontaine Santé Foods, a plant-based food platform
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
Baypine in its acquisition of Pinnacle Dermatology
Thomas H. Lee Partners in its acquisition of the Semiconductor Solutions Group business of Brooks Automation, Inc. for $3 billion
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
TPG Capital and Transplace in connection with the sale of Transplace to Uber Freight for approximately $2.25 billion
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.
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
GI Partners in its sale of Plum Healthcare and its 58 skilled nursing facilities to the Providence Group
Francisco Partners and its portfolio company RedSail Technologies, LLC in its acquisition of PioneerRx, LLC
Riverchase Dermatology in its merger with Water’s Edge Dermatology
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
Grubhub in its $7.3 billion acquisition by Just Eat Takeaway.com
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.
GlaxoSmithKline in its $12.7 billion joint venture with Pfizer to combine their consumer health businesses
Francisco Partners and its portfolio company eSolutions in its sale of eSolutions to Waystar
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
North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA) in its acquisition of American Anesthesiology
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 School of LawJ.D.cum laude2013
George Mason Civil Rights Law Journal
George Mason Moot Court
- Boston CollegeB.A., Historycum laude2010