Latham Advises on Smith & Wesson’s Acquisition of Savage Arms

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq Global Select: SWBI), a US-based leader in firearm manufacturing and design, has announced that it has acquired the Savage Arms business by merger with an indirect subsidiary of JDH Capital I, L.P. Savage is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of hunting, competition, and target shooting centerfire and rimfire rifles and shotguns.

Latham & Watkins LLP advised JDH Capital on the transaction with a corporate deal team led by Houston partners Ryan Maierson, Nick Dhesi, and Bruce Herzog, with associates Nathan Zhang, Nikky Wei, Harrison Little, and Josh Horn. Advice was also provided on finance matters by Boston partner Susan Yoon Parker; on tax matters by Houston partners Tim Fenn and Bryant Lee, with associate Graham Core; on antitrust matters by Washington, D.C. partner Peter Todaro; on benefits matters by Los Angeles partner Michelle Carpenter, with associates Christina Schrantz,* and Heather Jäger; on labor and employment matters by New York partner Sandra Benjamin, with associate Imara Joroff; on environmental matters by Los Angeles/Houston partner Joshua Marnitz, with associate Tal Carmeli; on regulatory matters by Washington, D.C. partners Joe Bargnesi and Kyle Jefcoat, with associate Megan Rohn; on real estate matters by New York counsel Shira Bressler; on IP matters by Washington, D.C. partner Morgan Brubaker, with associate Kellye Renea Quirk; and on data privacy matters by Houston partner Robert Brown, with associate Jack Bergantino.

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