NEW YORK – Dec. 2, 2021 - A team of GT attorneys across several of the firm’s offices represented Sun Capital Partners in its sale of Ames Taping Tools, the nation’s foremost provider of automatic taping and finishing tools and related products to the professional drywall finishing industry.
Founded in 1939 and headquartered in Suwanee, GA, Ames Taping Tools invented automatic taping and finishing tool technology and has continued to improve speed and productivity. With a network of over 100 stores and franchise locations throughout the United States and Canada, Ames Taping Tools supports residential and commercial interior finishing contractors with a large tool rental operation.
Sun Capital Partners, Inc. is a global private equity firm focused on partnering with outstanding management teams to accelerate value creation. Since 1995, Sun Capital has invested in more than 425 companies worldwide with revenues in excess of $50 billion across a broad range of industries and transaction structures. Sun Capital focuses on defensible businesses in growing markets with tangible performance improvement opportunities in the Business Services, Consumer, Healthcare, Industrial, and Technology sectors. Sun Capital has offices in Boca Raton, Los Angeles and New York, and an affiliate with offices in London.
GT Team: The GT team that represented Sun Capital Partners was led by Ejim Peter Achi (Shareholder, New York, Corporate). He was assisted by Paul Yakulis (Shareholder, New York, Corporate), David Greenberg (Shareholder, New York, Intellectual Property & Technology), Stephen Pepper (Shareholder, New York, Anti-Trust), Mindy Leathe (Shareholder, Miami, Employee Benefits), Brian Witkowski (Shareholder, Chicago, Employee Benefits), Noam Lipshitz (Shareholder, Fort Lauderdale, Tax), Natasha Wilson (Shareholder, Atlanta, Labor & Employment), Sean Bezark (Shareholder, Chicago, Environmental), Jared Snyder (Associate, New York, Corporate), Alexander Mandel (Associate, New York, Corporate), Genesa Olivieri (Law Clerk/JD, New York, Corporate), Sandy Chiu (Associate, New York, Intellectual Property & Technology), David Edington (Associate, Las Vegas, Real Estate), and Rebecca Rotem (Practice Group Attorney, Washington D.C., Anti-Trust).