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KIK Custom Products to be Acquired by Centerbridge Partners
- Client News
- June 30, 2015
Paul, Weiss client KIK Custom Products, a global leader in the development and marketing of pool and spa treatment products and one of North America's largest independent manufacturers of household and personal care products, announced a definitive agreement under which affiliates of Centerbridge Partners, L.P., will acquire KIK from CI Capital Partners. The transaction is expected to be completed following the satisfaction of customary closing conditions and approvals.
The Paul, Weiss team included corporate partner Edward Ackerman, Carl Reisner, Eric Goodison and John Kennedy and counsel Didier Malaquin, Marta Kelly and Richard Elliot; tax partner Richard Bronstein; litigation partner Aidan Synnott; real estate partners Peter Fisch and Salvatore Golgliormella; intellectual property counsel Claudine Meredith-Goujon; and employee benefits partner Robert Fleder.