Sidley Represents Optimas Solutions in the Carve-Out Sale of Its International Business

Sidley represented Optimas OE Solutions Holding, LLC in the carve-out sale of its international business unit to European private equity firm Exponent. Optimas is a leading tech-enabled manufacturer of fasteners and provider of integrated supply chain solutions and engineering services for industrial OEMs, tier partners, and distributors.

Following the transaction, Optimas Solutions will continue operations across North and South America. The business acquired by Exponent will operate as Optimas International, serving customers across EMEA and Asia-Pacific.

The Sidley team was led by Justin A. Macke and Rachel Fridhandler (M&A and Private Equity) and included Adam Runcorn, Andrew N. Cebula, and Michelle Jiang (M&A and Private Equity); Christian Brause, Jason Menzies, Eric M. Grosshandler, and Ellie Verran (Tax); Eric S. Wolf, Amanda M. Casanueva, and Nicholas Carballo (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Carry Chen, Zahra Jassemi, and Phil Cerny (Global Finance); E. Kyle Barnett (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions); and Craig Francis Dukin (White Collar Defense and Investigations).