DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT

McDermott Will & Schulte advises Hivest Capital Partners on acquisition of Sustana

Oct 27, 2026

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Global law firm McDermott Will & Schulte represented Hivest Capital Partners, an independent European and US private equity firm, in its acquisition of Sustana.

Sustana is a North American manufacturer of specialty recycled fiber and sustainable packaging and paper. Hivest will work with management on an operational excellence program covering safety, mill reliability, energy and raw material efficiency, and procurement. It will also support targeted investment in the mills and recovery network, and selective add-on acquisitions in North America.

The McDermott team was led by Jack Beauchamp, Alex Clavero, and Michael Hacker, with support from Mike Willey, Dane Chapman, Valeria Chavez, Jacob Hollinger, Wondha Cadet, Sarah Mezini, Andreea Zelloe, Joseph Reich, Elena Otero, Adam Gartner, Fadi Mohamed, Ian Levin, Taylor Christensen, Gregg Steinman, Kelly Holloway, Melis Solaksubasi, Alex Ruiz, Kate Vera Coverdale, Sarah Bro and Kiana Lozzi.

Read Hivest Capital Partners’ press release.

In this article

Jack Beauchamp

Partner

Miami

Alexander C. Clavero

Partner

Miami, New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

Michael Hacker

Partner

Miami

Michael Willey

Associate

Boston

Dane Chapman

Associate

Miami

Valeria Chavez

Associate

Miami

Jacob Hollinger

Partner

New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

Wondha Cadet

Associate

Chicago

Sarah Mezini

Associate

New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

Joseph Reich

Partner

New York – 919 Third Avenue

Elena Otero

Partner

Miami

Adam B. Gartner

Special Counsel

New York – 919 Third Avenue

Fadi Mohamed

Associate

Miami

Ian L. Levin

Partner

New York – 919 Third Avenue

Taylor Christensen

Associate

Wilmington

Kelly B. Holloway

Associate

New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

Melis Solaksubasi

Associate

Chicago

Alejandro Ruiz

Partner

San Francisco

Kate Vera Coverdale

Partner

New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

Sarah Bro

Partner

Orange County, Los Angeles

Kiana Lozzi

Associate

Boston

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