McDermott Advises Nautic Partners on the Acquisition of Kuhmichel Abrasiv

Ratingen/Frankfurt –– Surface­Prep, a port­fo­lio company of Nautic Part­ners, has acqui­red the German company Kuhmi­chel Abra­siv GmbH. McDer­mott Will & Schulte provi­ded compre­hen­sive advice to Nautic Part­ners on this transaction. 

Kuhmi­chel Abra­siv, head­quar­te­red in Ratin­gen, is a leading company in the field of blas­ting and abra­sive mate­ri­als. With 120 employees at eleven loca­ti­ons across Europe, the company offers recy­cling solu­ti­ons for indus­trial waste. 

Nautic Part­ners is a U.S.-based mid-market private equity firm that focu­ses on three sectors: health­care, indus­tri­als, and services.

Surface­Prep is a leading global distri­bu­tor of abra­si­ves, specialty cera­mics, and surface finis­hing equip­ment, head­quar­te­red in Grand Rapids, Michi­gan, with 60 bran­ches in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K.

Advi­sors to Nautic Part­ners: McDer­mott Will & Schulte, Frankfurt

Dr. Chris­tian Marz­lin (lead), Dr. Bene­dikt von Schor­le­mer, Isabelle Suzanne Gvero (Coun­sel; all Private Equity), Dr. Heiko Kermer, Dr. Florian Schie­fer, Marcus Fischer (Coun­sel; all Tax Law), Dr. Laura Stamm­witz (Anti­trust Law), Dr. Johan­nes Honzen (Real Estate Law), Alex­an­der Klein (Finance), Dr. Alexa Ningel­gen (Public Law, Düssel­dorf), Dr. Chris­tian Dries­­sen-Rolf (Labor Law); Asso­cia­tes: Jenni­fer Rogal­ski (Private Equity), Dr. Merlyn von Hugo, LL.M., OEC. (Tax Law), Tatjana Kuhlen, LL.M. (Real Estate Law), Bastiaan Wolters (Finance), Dr. Anja Bert­rand, Max Kütt­ner, Caro­lin Schu­ma­cher (all Anti­trust Law, Cologne/Düsseldorf), Dr. Thomas Hint­zen (Public Commer­cial Law, Düssel­dorf), Jan Ischreyt (Energy & Infra­struc­ture), Dr. Nils Stock, LL.M. (Tran­sac­tion Lawyer)
McDer­mott Will & Schulte, USA: Frede­ric L. Leven­son, Brad­ley Robert Burcoff (Private Equity, both lead coun­sel, Miami), Michael J. Bruno (Tax, Miami), Alex Cheng-Yi Lee (Tax, Washing­ton, D.C.), Gregory E. Helt­zer (Anti­trust, Washing­ton, D.C.), Nick Paul (Employ­ment Law, Chicago); Asso­cia­tes: Fadi Moha­med (Private Equity, Miami), Larissa Mussi (Tax, Dallas)
McDer­mott Will & Schulte, Brussels: Stéphane Dion­net (anti­trust); Asso­cia­tes: Emilia Bonine, Ángela Fernán­dez de la Puebla (both antitrust)
McDer­mott Will & Schulte, London: Elea­nor West (Private Equity), Rob Marshall (Tax Law), Devina Rana (Tran­sac­tions); Asso­cia­tes: Bella North, Nikita Panchal (both Transactions)
McDer­mott Will & Schulte, Paris: Sabine Naugès (Public Law); Asso­cia­tes: Andréa Londoño López (Sustaina­bi­lity, Impact & ESG)