Honigman Expands Chicago Private Equity Team with New Partners

Honigman has expanded its private equity practice in Chicago by appointing Franklin Gregg and Marjorie Mygrants as partners within its corporate department, according to Private Equity Wire.

New Appointments and Backgrounds

Gregg joins Honigman from Kirkland & Ellis, while Mygrants arrives from Ropes & Gray, both taking on roles focused on advising private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, and strategic investors on transactional matters. Gregg specializes in M&A and private equity transactions, including leveraged buyouts, take-privates, and de-SPAC deals. Mygrants handles domestic and cross-border M&A, divestitures, growth equity investments, restructurings, corporate governance, and compliance.

Focus of the New Partners

Both partners will advise on a range of transactional matters, with Gregg’s practice centered on private equity transactions and Mygrants’ expertise extending to corporate governance and compliance, as detailed in the report by Private Equity Wire. Chicago is a major hub for private equity activity, as is widely known.

Implications for Practice Expansion

This expansion builds on Honigman’s private equity practice by adding partners with specific transactional expertise, according to the source.