Dechert Advises Myers EPS in Acquisition by Kohlberg & Company

Dechert advised Myers EPS, a leading designer & manufacturer of highly engineered emergency lighting backup power technology, in its acquisition by Kohlberg & Company, LLC from Graham Partners. Graham will retain a significant ownership position in Myers EPS. Additional terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Headquartered in Bethlehem, PA, Myers EPS is the preeminent manufacturer of backup power solutions for emergency lighting. The company provides integrated technology solutions mandated by building and construction safety codes to mission critical industries such as data centers, government buildings, distribution warehouses, and healthcare centers.

 The Dechert team was led by corporate partner Jeffrey Legath and included corporate partner Henry Nassau, and associates Stephanie Haas, Michael Balent and Michelle Lee; tax partner Joshua Milgrim, and associates Ishani Kundu and George Davis; employee benefits partner David Jones, and associates Baraka Nasari and Andrew Braid; intellectual property partner Joshua Rawson; global finance partner Sarah Gelb and associate Sean Rosenthal; labor counsel Ian Downes; environmental partner Abbi Cohen; real estate counsel Francois Quintard-Morenas; and antitrust partner James Fishkin, counsels Beverly Ang and Michael Okkonen, and associate Jonathan Greengarden.

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