Stephen Chao

Stephen E. Chao is a Managing Associate in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity group at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, based in their San Francisco office.1 He specializes in M&A transactions and private equity deals.

Professional Background

Before joining Orrick, Chao gained valuable experience in the tech industry:

• Worked at Google, where he conducted due diligence for M&A transactions and supported the Google Cloud Platform and global datacenter operations legal teams in contract negotiations1
• Interned at LinkedIn during law school, assisting their legal team with various corporate, privacy, commercial, and IP matters1

Education

Chao has a strong educational background:

• J.D. from Berkeley Law, where he served on the editorial boards of the California Law Review and Berkeley Technology Law Journal1
• B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, graduating magna cum laude1

Recent Work

At Orrick, Chao has been involved in several significant transactions:

• Advised PCF Insurance Services on a $500 million preferred equity investment led by Carlyle and HGGC in February 20232
• Part of the team advising Trimble on the divestiture of four businesses to Precisional LLC, an affiliate of The Jordan Company, in April 20223
• Contributed to PCF Insurance Services' acquisition of four insurance businesses in June 20244
• Assisted in advising Antin Infrastructure Partners on their acquisition of a majority stake in GTL Leasing, a leading lessor of gaseous hydrogen transportation and storage equipment, in June 20245

Professional Information

• California State Bar Number: 3240756
• Office Address: Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, 405 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 941056
• Phone: 415-773-57736

Stephen Chao's LinkedIn username is stephenechao, as mentioned in the query.