DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT
McDermott Will & Schulte advises Tangent Technologies in its sale to Platinum Equity
Aug 3, 2026
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Global law firm McDermott Will & Schulte represented Tangent Technologies (Tangent), a leading manufacturer of high-performance synthetic materials utilized across a wide range of outdoor living, marine, decking, fencing, infrastructure, and other industrial markets, in its sale from The Sterling Group (Sterling), a middle market private equity firm, to Platinum Equity (Platinum), a global investment firm.
Including Tangent, McDermott’s private equity practice has assisted long-time client Sterling across a number of its manufacturing, distribution, and industrial services investments.
The McDermott team was led by Gregory Metz and Mike McStay with invaluable assistance from Nick Greiner, Will Orner, Lily Wang, Alex Ruiz, Wondha Cadet, Joshua Samis, Spencer Thompson, Jon Dubrow, Payton Thornton, Michael Chu, Connor Larson, and Timothy (Ty) Carson.
Read Sterling’s press release here.
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