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McDermott Will & Schulte has advised Nautic Partners and its portfolio company SurfacePrep on the acquisition of the German blasting and abrasive materials producer Kuhmichel Group.

Kuhmichel Abrashiv, based in Ratingen, Germany, is a leader in blasting and abrasive materials. With 120 employees across eleven locations in Europe — including the Netherlands, Hungary, Turkey, and Austria — the company offers recycling solutions for industrial waste.

Nautic is a middle-market private equity firm that focuses on three industries: healthcare, industrials, and services. SurfacePrep is a leading global distributor of abrasives, specialty ceramics, and surface finishing equipment, headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with 60 facilities in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K.

The McDermott team was led by transaction partners Frederic L. Levenson, Christian Marzlin, and Brad Burcroff and included partners Benedikt von Schorlemer, Heiko Kermer, Florian Schiefer, Johannes Honzen, Alexander Klein, Alexa Ningelgen, Laura Stammwitz, Christian Driessen-Rolf, Michael J. Bruno, Alex Cheng-Yi Lee, Gregory E. Heltzer, Nick Paul, Stéphane Dionnet, Eleanor West, Rob Marshall, Devina Rana, Sabine Naugès, counsel Isabelle Suzanne Gvero and Marcus Fischer, as well as associates Jennifer Rogalski, Merlyn von Hugo, Tatjana Kuhlen, Bastiaan Wolters, Anja Bertrand, Max Küttner, Carolin Schumacher, Thomas Hintzen, Jan Ischreyt, Fadi Mohamed, Larissa Mussi, Bella North, Andréa Londoño López, and Nikita Panchal.

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