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KPS Portfolio Company A&E Acquires A&E Sri Lanka and A&E Bangladesh
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Paul, Weiss advised KPS Capital Partners portfolio company American & Efird Global (A&E) in its acquisition of the outstanding two-thirds share ownership of A&E Sri Lanka and A&E Bangladesh, from its two joint-venture partners, Brandix Lanka Limited and Brandot International Ltd. A&E, the largest U.S. manufacturer and the world's second-largest manufacturer and distributor of premium quality industrial sewing thread, embroidery thread and technical textiles, now owns 100 percent of both businesses. Financial terms of the transactions were not disclosed.
The Paul, Weiss team included, among others, corporate partner Carl Reisner.