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KPS Capital Creates Speira Holdings and Completes $1.67 Billion Acquisition of Norsk Hydro’s Aluminum Rolling Business
- Client News
- June 1, 2021
Paul, Weiss advised KPS Capital Partners, LP in its creation of Speira Holdings, LP and in Speira’s approximately $1.67 billion acquisition of the global aluminum rolling business from Norsk Hydro ASA. Speira is a leading global manufacturer of aluminum rolled products, serving some of the most well-known companies in the global automotive, packaging, printing, engineering, building and construction industries.
The Paul, Weiss team includes, among others, corporate partners Manuel Frey, David Carmona and Angelo Bonvino, and counsel Mikhel Schecter; tax partner David Mayo; litigation counsel Peter Jaffe and Rachel Fiorill; and antitrust counsel Marta Kelly.