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; JLL Partners; 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. IFLR1000 has recognized him as “Highly Regarded” within the state of Illinois for M&A since 2022. Matt has also been named to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Lawyers in America list from 2018 through 2025 and Leading Dealmakers in America list from 2021 through 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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