McDermott Will & Schulte advises WillowWood in sale of majority stake to CVC Catalyst III | McDermott

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McDermott Will & Schulte advises WillowWood in sale of majority stake to CVC Catalyst III

June 18, 2026

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Global law firm McDermott Will & Schulte represented WillowWood Holdings Inc., one of the leading manufacturers of prosthetic products, including prosthetic liners, feet, knees, and enabling technologies, across the US and key European markets, in the sale of a majority stake to CVC Catalyst III.

Blue Sea Capital and management will reinvest meaningfully alongside CVC to support WillowWood’s next phase of growth. Closing of the transaction is subject to approval by the relevant regulatory authorities and is expected in the third quarter of 2026. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The McDermott team was led by Fred Levenson and Matt Carter with invaluable support from Sean McGuire, Dane Chapman, Greg Heltzer, Kate Vera Coverdale, Kelly Holloway, Nate Wolfe, Galen Spielman, Royce Brosseau, Josh Cohrs, Jae Lee, Alex Ruiz, Darshak Dholakia, Wondha Cadet.

Read the press release here.

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Matt Carter

Associé

Los Angeles

Sean McGuire

Associate

Los Angeles

Dane Chapman

Collaborateur

Miami

Gregory E. Heltzer

Associé

Washington, DC

Kelly B. Holloway

Collaborateur

New York — One Vanderbilt Avenue

Nathaniel Wolfe

Associé

Nashville, New York — One Vanderbilt Avenue

Galen Spielman

Collaborateur

Austin

Royce E. Brosseau

Collaborateur

Washington, DC

Joshua A. Cohrs

Collaborateur

Dallas

Jae Hyun Lee

Collaborateur

New York — One Vanderbilt Avenue

Alejandro Ruiz

Associé

San Francisco

Wondha Cadet

Collaboratrice

Chicago

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