Kirkland & Ellis advised private investment firm Monomoy Capital Partners on a definitive agreement to sell Sportech, LLC, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-value, complex component solutions to powersports OEMs and the aftermarket, to Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: PATK) for approximately $315 million. The transaction was announced on January 11, 2024, and is expected to close during Q1 2024, subject to customary approvals and closing conditions. Sportech makes integrated door systems, windshields, roofs, canopies, bumpers, fender flares and cowls across the powersport, golf and turf, industrial and agriculture end markets. Monomoy invested in Sportech in 2019.

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