Matt Bergmann
Partner
For more than 25 years, Matt has represented private equity investors in various transactions. He also represents public and private companies in M&A transactions.
Matt concentrates his practice in private equity and mergers and acquisitions. He joined Winston & Strawn in 1994 and has been a partner since 2002. He is the former head of the firm’s mergers and acquisitions practice and a former member of the firm’s Executive Committee.
His private equity clients include Water Street Healthcare Partners; Shore Capital Partners; The Vistria Group; Pritzker Private Capital; CORE Industrial Partners; HC Private Investments; Brynwood Partners; RiverGlade Capital; and Turnspire Capital Partners.
Matt’s mergers and acquisitions clients include Intertek; TransUnion; Dr. August Oetker AG; Illinois Tool Works; Lear Corporation; and TreeHouse Foods.
In 2024, The Legal 500 US recognized Matt as a “Leading Lawyer” in Mergers, Acquisitions, and Buyouts and IFLR1000 recognized him as “Highly Regarded” within the state of Illinois for M&A. He also has been named to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Lawyers in America list from 2018–2025 and Leading Dealmakers in America list from 2021–2025.
Matt serves as a trustee of the Rush University Medical Center. He also serves as a trustee of the Providence Englewood Charter School.
Credentials
Education
Matt received a B.B.A., with distinction, in 1991 from the University of Michigan Business School, and a J.D., cum laude, in 1994 from the University of Michigan Law School.
Admissions
- Illinois
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