Smith-Cooper International acquisition of ABZ and Quadrant Valve brands
Davis Polk advised Anvil/Smith-Cooper International in connection with its acquisition of assets associated with the ABZ and Quadrant valve brands from Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.
Anvil/Smith-Cooper is a global provider of high-quality pipe connection, support system, fire protection, fabrication, and flow control products and services to the commercial, industrial, manufacturing, oil and gas, and power generation industries. Forum Energy Technologies is a global oilfield products company, serving the drilling, downhole, subsea, completions and production sectors of the oil and natural gas industry.
The Davis Polk corporate team included partner William J. Chudd and associates Nicholas C. Phillips and Wendy Li. Partner Veronica M. Wissel and counsel Stephen I. Brecher provided executive compensation advice. Partner Pritesh P. Shah and associate Michael V. Policastro provided intellectual property advice. The real estate team included associate Kimberly (KyungEun) Won. The tax team included counsel Ethan R. Goldman and associate Joshua J. Micelotta. All members of the Davis Polk team are based in the New York office.