McDermott represents AeriTek in its acquisition of Due North

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DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT / PRESS RELEASE

McDermott represents AeriTek in its acquisition of Due North to create retail refrigeration global leader

September 4, 2025

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International law firm McDermott Will & Schulte represented AeriTek Global Holdings LLC (AeriTek), a portfolio company of Mill Point Capital LLC, in its acquisition of Minus Forty QBD Corp. (Due North), a leading manufacturer of commercial refrigeration solutions across the United States and Canada.

This transaction creates a scaled, global platform that will deliver innovative, high-quality and energy efficient refrigeration solutions to customers worldwide.

The McDermott corporate team was led by Benjamin Kozinn and Lauren Troeller and included Stephanie Stein, Mitch DaSilva, Alexa Sakni, Kelly Holloway, and Stephen Aber. Hudson Todd advised on US and international tax matters; Cecelia Choy on IP matters; Brian Casillas on employment matters; Elai Katz, Betty Zhang, and Megan Ingram on antitrust matters; Patrick Ryan and Jennifer Hill on executive compensation matters; and Jacob Hollinger on energy matters.

Read AeriTek’s press release.

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Benjamin Kozinn

Partner

New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

Lauren M. Troeller

Partner

New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

Mitch DaSilva

Associate

Boston

Kelly B. Holloway

Associate

New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

Stephen Aber

Associate

Boston

Hudson Todd

Partner

Nashville

Cecilia Choy PhD

Associate

Silicon Valley

Brian Casillas

Partner

Los Angeles

Betty (Yajing) Zhang

Associate

Los Angeles

Megan C. Ingram

Associate

Washington, DC

Jennifer D. Hill

Associate

Atlanta

Jacob Hollinger

Partner

New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

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