McDermott advises ContextLogic in connection with its acquisition of US Salt

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DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT / PRESS RELEASE

McDermott Will & Schulte advises ContextLogic Holdings, Inc. in connection with its $907.5 million acquisition of US Salt

December 26, 2025

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International law firm McDermott Will & Schulte represented ContextLogic Holdings Inc. (OTCQB: LOGC), (ContextLogic), a publicly-traded business ownership platform, in the pending acquisition of US Salt Parent Holdings, LLC (US Salt), a fully integrated producer of high-purity evaporated salt products. The acquisition, from private equity funds managed by Emerald Lake Capital Management, values US Salt at an enterprise value of $907.5 million.

Investment funds advised by Abrams Capital will roll over substantially all of its equity investment and, together with existing ContextLogic investor BC Partners, agreed to fully backstop an expected registered rights offering to ContextLogic’s existing shareholders. The transaction represents a foundational step in ContextLogic’s transformation into a business ownership platform designed from the first principles around a true ownership mindset.

The McDermott team was led by Ele Klein, David Curtiss and Heidi Steele with invaluable assistance from Ellen Snare, Joe Reich, Ian Levin, Abigail Kagan, Christopher Foster, William Hutchens, Nate Barnett, Joanna Lin, Kate Williams, Julian Wise, Ted Keyes, Scott Kareff, Katy Linsky, Paul Gadiock, Greg Heltzer, Christopher Lahiff, Ty Carson, Adam Gartner, Joseph Valerio, Jenna Young, Will Orner, Jay Lee, Chanel Ricks, Crystal Mor Henwood, Drew Montemarano, Jesse Douglas, Joshua Jacobs, Hannah Hollingsworth, Steven Appel, Dan O’Neil, Lance Kodish, Trey VanWieren, Maddie San Jose, Marissa Hill Daley, and Henry Fisher.

Read ContextLogic’s press release.

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Ele Klein

Partner

New York – 919 Third Avenue

David A. Curtiss

Partner

New York – 919 Third Avenue

Heidi J. Steele

Partner

Chicago

Ellen Marie Snare

Partner

New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

Joseph Reich

Partner

New York – 919 Third Avenue

Ian L. Levin

Partner

New York – 919 Third Avenue

Abigail M. Kagan

Partner

New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

William J. Hutchens

Partner

Chicago

Nathan E. Barnett

Partner

Wilmington

Julian M. Wise

Partner

New York – 919 Third Avenue

Theodore A. Keyes

Partner

New York – 919 Third Avenue

Scott M. Kareff

Special Counsel

New York – 919 Third Avenue

Kathryn Linsky

Partner

New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

Paul S. Gadiock

Partner

San Francisco

Gregory E. Heltzer

Partner

Washington, DC

Christopher M. Lahiff

Counsel

Washington, DC

Timothy (Ty) Carson

Counsel

Washington, DC

Adam B. Gartner

Special Counsel

New York – 919 Third Avenue

Jenna Young

Associate

Miami

Will Orner

Associate

Chicago

Ji Hune (Jay) Lee

Associate

New York – 919 Third Avenue

Chanel Ricks

Associate

New York – 919 Third Avenue

Crystal A. Henwood

Associate

New York – 919 Third Avenue

Jesse Douglas

Associate

Miami

Hannah M. Hollingsworth

Partner

London – One Eagle Place

Steven M. Appel

Associate

New York – 919 Third Avenue

Lance M. Kodish

Counsel

New York – 919 Third Avenue

Gordon W. VanWieren III

Associate

New York – 919 Third Avenue

Maddie San Jose

Associate

Chicago

Marissa Hill Daley

Associate

Washington, DC

Henry Fisher

Associate

Washington, DC

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