Representative Experience

Select Representative Acquisitions

• Represented Kontoor Brands, Inc. in its acquisition of Helly Hansen from Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited.
• Represented Rockwell Automation, Inc. in its acquisitions of Clearpath Robotics, Inc., Plex Systems, Inc., Cybersec Culture & Awareness, S.L.U., and ASEM S.p.A.
• Represented The Manitowoc Company, Inc. in its acquisitions of the crane business of H&E Equipment Services, Inc. and Aspen Equipment Company.
• Represented Douglas Dynamics, Inc. in its acquisitions of Venco Venturo Industries, LLC, Dejana Truck & Utility Equipment Company, Inc., Henderson Products, Inc., and TrynEx, Inc.
• Represented Mayville Engineering Company, Inc. in its acquisitions of Accu-Fab, LLC, Mid-States Aluminum Corp., Defiance Metal Products Co., and Center Manufacturing, Inc.
• Represented Fayat Inc. in its acquisition of Asphalt Drum Mixers, Inc.
• Represented Rite-Hite Corporation in its acquisitions of Frommelt Equipment Company, Inc., Alpha Door Systems, Pugleasa Company, Scraper Systems, ZOO Fans, Inc., JD Metalworks, Inc., and Applied Handling, Inc.
• Represented Welbilt, Inc. in its acquisitions of LTE Enterprises, LLC, Pearl City Manufacturing, Inc., and Somerville (Siam) Limited.
• Represented Hartung Brothers, Inc. in its acquisitions of Can Am Yucatan, S. de R.L. de C.V. and Can Am Fresh México, S. de R.L. de C.V., and Syngenta Hawaii, LLC.
• Represented Baker Concrete Construction, Inc. in its acquisition of Dugan & Meyers Construction Co.

Select Representative Divestitures

• Represented a family in its sale of Bradley Corporation to Watts Water Technologies Inc.
• Represented Excel Disposal of Wisconsin, LLC in the sale of its business to GFL Environmental Inc.
• Represented MSI Group Holdings LLC in its sale of Morey’s Seafood International, LLC to Rich Products Corporation.
• Represented Bradley Corporation in its sale of Keltech, Inc. to Bradford White Corporation.
• Represented employee-owners in their sale of American Appraisal to Duff & Phelps, LLC.
• Represented a family in its sale of Trostel, Ltd. to PRCC Holdings, Inc. and its sale of Eagle Ottawa, LLC to Lear Corporation.
• Represented a family in its sale of Sterling Distributing Company to Southern Wine & Spirits.
• Represented a family in its sale of Baptista’s Bakery, LLC to Snyder’s-Lance, Inc.
• Represented Lakeview Equity Partners in its sale of LS Research, LLC to Laird Technologies Inc.
• Represented a family in its sale of North Sails to Oakley Capital.

Select Other Transactions

• Represented Kawasaki Motors Group in its formation of a U.S.-based sales financing joint venture with ITOCHU Corporation.
• Represented Rockwell Automation, Inc. in its formation of a global oil and gas joint venture with Schlumberger Limited.
• Represented The Manitowoc Company, Inc. in its formation of a Chinese crane joint venture with the shareholders of TaiAn Dong Yue Heavy Industry Co., Ltd.
• Represented Aurora Health Care, Inc. in its formation of a health care joint venture with Bay Area Medical Center, Inc.
• Represented Quad/Graphics, Inc. in its formation of a strategic partnership with India-based Manipal Technologies Limited.
• Represented Phillips Plastics Corporation in its formation of a strategic alliance with Ireland-based ProTek Medical Ltd.
• Represented multiple families in succession planning, dispute mitigation, and related transactions.
• Represented Foley & Lardner LLP in its business combination with Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP.