Chicago, IL-- Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, represented an affiliate of private equity firm Pfingsten Partners in its sale of Curt Manufacturing, a manufacturer, importer, and distributor of towing system product, to Audax Private Equity.

Terms of the transaction are undisclosed.

Private Equity partner Brian Richards and of counsel Kimberly Smith led the Paul Hastings team, which also included Tax partner Ziemowit Smulkowski and corporate associate Mark Samartino.

Over the past two years, Paul Hasting lawyers have also represented Pfingsten Partners in various transactions including the sales of Hy-Bon Engineering, The Suzo-Happ Group, Powervar and Garretson Resolution Group and acquisitions of Dynapower, DesCase Corporation, Industrial Lighting Products and Bailey International.