Sidley represented HarbourVest Partners, a leading global private markets firm, in its lead investment in a US$1.2 billion single-asset continuation vehicle sponsored by Vestar Capital Partners for its stake in Circana, a global information services provider to the consumer and retail ecosystem. Blackstone Strategic Partners acted as co-lead investor in the transaction. The Sidley team was led by Nicholas Cassin (Investment Funds) and included Chaim Theil (M&A); Noam Waltuch and Andy Lau (Tax); Robert Ryan (Capital Markets); Beth Dickstein (ERISA); and law clerk Erik Dupire-Nelson (Investment Funds).~~Sidley represented HarbourVest Partners, a leading global private markets firm, in its lead investment in a US$1.2 billion single-asset continuation vehicle sponsored by Vestar Capital Partners for its stake in Circana, a global information services provider to the consumer and retail ecosystem. Blackstone Strategic Partners acted as co-lead investor in the transaction. The Sidley team was led by Nicholas Cassin (Investment Funds) and included Chaim Theil (M&A); Noam Waltuch and Andy Lau (Tax); Robert Ryan (Capital Markets); Beth Dickstein (ERISA); and law clerk Erik Dupire-Nelson (Investment Funds).