We advised Pon on the transaction

Davis Polk advised Pon on the sale of an equity interest in The Hiller Companies to Littlejohn & Co. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Pon is a privately held, Netherlands-headquartered industrial conglomerate with over 16,500 employees and operations around the world, including in Europe, the United States and the Asia Pacific region. The Hiller Companies specializes in fire detection and suppression systems for commercial, industrial, marine and offshore applications, and is a supplier to governments and the military. Its services include the design, engineering, installation, service and maintenance of fire extinguishers, sprinkler systems, fire extinguishing systems, fire alarm systems and security systems.

Based in Connecticut and founded in 1996, Littlejohn & Co. is a private equity firm that makes equity and debt investments in a broad range of mid-market companies.

The Davis Polk corporate team included partner Michael Davis and associate Greg Travers. Partner Corey M. Goodman and associate Kendra Simpson provided tax advice. Executive compensation advice was provided by partner Adam Kaminsky. Partner Frank J. Azzopardi provided intellectual property advice. Counsel David A. Zilberberg provided environmental advice. The finance team included partner Hilary Dengel and counsel Welton E. Blount. Counsel Mary K. Marks provided antitrust and competition advice. Members of the Davis Polk team are based in the New York, Washington DC and Northern California offices.

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