DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT / PRESS RELEASE
August 11, 2025
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International law firm McDermott Will & Schulte represented Declaration Partners (Declaration), a private investment firm, in its acquisition of a majority stake in CP Group, a leading designer, manufacturer, and integrator of advanced material recovery facilities and sorting technologies.
CP Group is a platform for growth, with both organic growth drivers and potential add-on acquisition opportunities for Declaration.
The cross-border McDermott team was led by Tom Conaghan and Nate Wolfe, with substantial assistance from Michael Kim, and Amber Bolden.
Anh Lee led the acquisition financing, with the assistance of Matt Celentano, Josh Stein, Sam Scaletta, Mattison Johnston, and Aileen Requejado.
Kate Vera Coverdale and Aly Francini led on executive compensation and management incentive matters.
Mark Bilut provided valuable assistance on environmental matters, and Patrick Ryan and Dan O’Neil led the charge on employee benefits issues. Caitlin Drott, Laurie Baddon, Kelly Holloway, and Joan-Elise Carpentier handled the labor, employment, and immigration matters. Hudson Todd provided support on tax matters.
Jennifer Mikulina, Nickou Oskoui, and James Oehler provided invaluable support on intellectual property matters, and Stephanie Stein led the real estate workstream. Allison Scher Bernbach provided invaluable investment advisor regulatory advice.
Additional support was provided by Tommy McGee, Emmy Clode, Max Kuttner, and Galen Spielman.
Kate Vera Coverdale is the relationship partner for Declaration Partners.
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