NEW YORK – Oct. 24, 2018 – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP represented Centre Partners in its acquisition of Guy & O’Neill, Inc., a consumer products company.
Centre Partners, founded in 1986, is a middle market private equity firm, with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Centre Partners is known to focus on making control investments in North American based businesses, predominantly in the consumer and healthcare industries.
Based in Fredonia, Wisconsin, Guy & O’Neill, Inc. focuses on private label and contract manufacturing. Products the company develops include household, beauty, personal care, and adult care products.
The Greenberg Traurig team who represented Centre Partners was led by New York Corporate shareholders Ejim P. Achi and Richard C. Kim. Other shareholders included Chang Won Choi (Tax, Northern Virginia), David M. Greenberg (Intellectual Property & Technology, New York), Kristen J. Lonergan (Real Estate, New York), Jonathan L. Sulds (Labor & Employment, New York), Sean W. Bezark (Real Estate, Chicago), Mindy B. Leathe (Tax, Miami), and Nancy E. Taylor (Health Care & FDA, Washington, D.C.).
Additional team members included New York Corporate associates Paul G. Yakulis, Elizabeth Huh, David Hong; Sandy Chiu (Corporate, Miami); Christopher M. Carlson (Health & FDA, Washington, D.C.).
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