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Kohlberg Sports Group Acquires Maverik Lacrosse
Kohlberg Sports Group Inc., an affiliate of Paul, Weiss client Kohlberg & Company, L.L.C., announced today that it has acquired Maverik Lacrosse, a leading designer, developer, manufacturer and marketer of lacrosse equipment, apparel and accessories. Kohlberg Sports Group also owns Bauer Hockey, the world's leading manufacturer of ice hockey equipment. The acquisition will allow Bauer Hockey and Maverik Lacrosse the opportunity to work together and build both brands.
The Paul, Weiss team representing Kohlberg Sports Group in the transaction included corporate partners Angelo Bonvino, Tom de la Bastide and John Kennedy, counsel Claudine Meredith-Goujon, associates Michael Elliott, Andrew Klein, Joceline Park, Lindsay Silber and Eric Stoller, and paralegals Timothy Carney and Hilary Ranucci; tax partner David Mayo and associate Brian Grieve; employee benefits partner Rob Fleder, counsel Maureen Riley, associates Lisa Krausz Eisenberg, Lauri Penn and Michelle Zimmerman-Day, and paralegal Marian Egan. Litigation partner Les Fagen also provided assistance on the transaction.