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Kohlberg & Company Acquires Myers EPS
- Client News
- August 18, 2021
Paul, Weiss advised Kohlberg & Company, LLC in its acquisition of Myers EPS, a leading designer and manufacturer of highly engineered emergency lighting backup power technology, from Graham Partners. Headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Myers EPS provides integrated technology solutions mandated by building and construction safety codes to mission critical industries such as data centers, government buildings, distribution warehouses and healthcare centers. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The Paul, Weiss team included corporate partners Angelo Bonvino, Sarah Stasny, Thomas de la Bastide, John Kennedy and Robert Zochowski, and counsel Suhan Shim; tax partner Lindsay Parks; intellectual property partner Charles Googe; real estate partner Peter Fisch; litigation partner Aidan Synnott; executive compensation counsel Meghan Fox, Reuven Falik and Jacob Glazeski; antitrust counsel Yuni Sobel and Marta Kelly; environmental counsel William O'Brien; and international trade counsel Richard Elliott.