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KPS Portfolio Company IES Acquires Kodiak
- Client News
- March 2, 2015
Paul, Weiss client KPS Capital Partners, LP announced that its portfolio company International Equipment Solutions, LLC (IES) has acquired, through a wholly owned subsidiary, Kodiak Mfg. Inc. This is the fifth acquisition by IES since its formation in 2011. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
IES is a global engineered equipment platform serving the construction, agriculture, landscaping, infrastructure, recycling, demolition, mining and energy markets. Kodiak, based in Charleston, Tennessee, is a leading manufacturer of agriculture implements, including rotary cutters, angle and box blades, tiller and other tractor implements.
The Paul, Weiss team included corporate partners Angelo Bonvino and Thomas de la Bastide and counsel Ji Lu; real estate partner Peter Fisch; and tax partner David Mayo.