Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised private equity investor Triton on the acquisition of WernerCo, a Switzerland-based fully integrated international manufacturer and distributor of ladders, secure storage systems and light duty construction equipment.
Terms of the acquisition, which is subject to regulatory approval in relevant jurisdictions and is expected to close following confirmation of those approvals, were not disclosed.
The White & Case team which advised on the transaction was led by partner Gernot Wagner (Frankfurt) and included partners Vanessa Schürmann, Rebecca Emory, Roger Kiem, Hendrik Röhricht, Bodo Bender (all Frankfurt) and Justus Herrlinger (Hamburg), with support from associates Jan Ole Eichstädt, Christine Schneemann, Justin Tevelein, Marissa Florio, Michael Byrd and Martin Wilhelm (all Frankfurt). Lawyers from White & Case offices in Brussels, Geneva, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Moscow, New York, Silicon Valley, Warsaw and Washington, DC also advised on the transaction.