MEHDI KHODADAD
Partner
Sidley Austin LLP
Mehdi Khodadad is an extraordinary dealmaker, unparalleled in the variety, creative structuring, complexity, and output of the deals he orchestrates. As co-leader of Sidley’s global Private Equity practice, Khodadad has led more than 98 deals over the last two years with an aggregate value exceeding $63 billion.
Khodadad is “consigliere” and primary deal counsel to Clearlake Capital Group, having represented the private equity firm as primary deal counsel for well over a decade. Clearlake and Khodadad’s partnership is unlike the traditional lawyer-client relationship. Beyond his creative dealmaking abilities, Khodadad has helped Clearlake pivot and adapt as it redefined the market and navigated meteoric growth. In 2022 alone, Khodadad led over 51 transactions for Clearlake and its portfolio companies. In one of the most significant global sports deals in years, Khodadad advised Clearlake in its 2022 acquisition of Chelsea Football Club.
