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Paul, Weiss Advises KPS in Launching Premier Engineering Equipment Company
Paul, Weiss advised client KPS Capital Partners, LP (KPS) in the creation of a premier international engineered equipment manufacturing company with an industry leading portfolio of brands and an exceptionally strong reputation for quality, durability and customer service.
Through a newly formed company, International Equipment Solutions (IES), and its affiliates, KPS has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Paladin Brands Holding, Inc. and Crenlo LLC, from Dover Corporation.
Paladin, the leading independent North American provider of engineered attachment tools for operator-driven equipment, and Crenlo, a leading North American provider of steel cabs and roll-over protective structures and electronics enclosures, serve a wide range of markets. KPS intends to aggressively expand IES through organic growth and global acquisition.
The Paul, Weiss team advising KPS includes corporate partners Angelo Bonvino, Thomas V. de la Bastide III and Carl L. Reisner; employee benefits partner Robert C. Fleder and counsel Reuven Falik; real estate partner Peter E. Fisch; tax partner David W. Mayo; and environmental counsel William J. O'Brien.