NEW YORK – Jan. 6, 2022 – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP represented Crestview Partners in connection with the acquisition of Emerald EMS, an electronics manufacturing services provider.
Headquartered in Salem, NH, Emerald EMS services customers in the semiconductor equipment, industrial controls, utility infrastructure, aerospace, defense, and medical industries out of six facilities across the United States and one in China.
Founded in 2004, Crestview Partners is a private equity firm focused on the middle market. The firm is based in New York and manages funds with approximately $10 billion of aggregate capital commitments. It has senior investment professionals focused on sourcing and managing investments in each of the specialty areas of the firm: industrials, media, and financial services.
The Greenberg Traurig team that represented Crestview Partners was led by Corporate Shareholder Ejim Peter Achi, who is co-managing shareholder of the firm’s New York office and co-chair of the office’s Corporate Practice. He was assisted by these shareholders: in New York, Shaun Levor, Richard C. Kim (who co-chairs the office Corporate Practice), Jeongseok Jay Yu, and Jim Cross in Corporate, David M. Greenberg in Intellectual Property & Technology, Stephen M. Pepper in Anti-Trust, and Jason D. Burns in Labor & Employment; in Washington, D.C., Cyril T. Brennan, in International Trade, James Doyle in Corporate, and Shomari B. Wade in Government Contracts; in Chicago, Brian Witkowski in Employee Benefits and Sean W. Bezark in Environmental; in Boston, Joseph J. Curran in Tax; in Las Vegas, Jim Mace in Real Estate; and in Amsterdam, Linda Thonen in Corporate and Sabine Schoute in Banking/Finance. The following associates were also part of the team: Alexander M. Mandel, Wilson Leung, Manonh L. Soumahoro, Selina Yoo, and Christine Plagmeijer, along with Law Clerk/JDs Dori Morris and Matthew LaBau, in New York Corporate; Sandy Chiu in New York Intellectual Property & Technology; Pete J. Georgis in Las Vegas Real Estate; Ellen M. Bandel in Los Angeles Labor & Employment; Moyi Chen (Junior Associate), John Gao, and Philip Ruan in Shanghai Corporate; Law Clerk/JD Henry Agee in Las Vegas Real Estate; and Practice Group Attorney Rebecca Tracy Rotem in Washington, D.C. Anti-Trust.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has approximately 2,300 attorneys in 40 locations in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, diversity, and innovation, and is consistently among the largest firms in the U.S. on the Law360 400 and among the Top 25 on the Am Law Global 100. The firm is net carbon neutral with respect to its office energy usage and Mansfield Rule 4.0 Certified Plus. Web: www.gtlaw.com