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KPS Capital Partners to Sell Motor Coach Industries for $480 Million
- Client News
- November 10, 2015
Paul, Weiss client KPS Capital Partners, LP announced that it had agreed through an affiliate to sell its portfolio company Motor Coach Industries International, Inc., a leading manufacturer of intercity coaches in the U.S. and Canada, to New Flyer Industries Inc. for consideration of approximately $480 million. Completion of the transaction, which is expected during the fourth quarter, is subject to customary closing conditions.
The Paul, Weiss team serving as legal counsel to KPS and MCI included, among others, corporate partners Angelo Bonvino and Carl Reisner, and counsel Didier Malaquin and Lindsey Wiersma; litigation partner Aidan Synnott; antitrust counsel Marta Kelly; intellectual property counsel Claudine Meredith-Goujon; tax partner David Mayo; employee benefits partner Robert Fleder; real estate partner Peter Fisch; and environmental counsel William O'Brien.