DLA Piper advised Amzak Capital Management in the sale of its portfolio company KPAQ Industries, LLC to Hood Container Corporation.

KPAQ, which Amzak acquired in 2010 out of bankruptcy proceedings, operates a containerboard and craft paper mill in St. Francisville, Louisiana. Amzak is a private investment firm owned by the Kazma family. Amzak’s current portfolio is comprised primarily of direct equity investments, fixed income securities, and real estate projects.

The DLA Piper team representing Amzak included Jackie Hodes, Jeffrey Musaffi, and Ryan Girnun (Miami); Alberta Yan (New York); Gina Zawitoski (Baltimore), Julia Kovacs (Washington, DC), Stacy Paz (Silicon Valley) and Tom Geraghty (Chicago).