Akerman represented Foundation Investment Partners, LLC (FIP), a private equity firm, in its platform investment in American Key Supply (AKS), a national distributor of hardware and supplies headquartered in Las Vegas, Nev.
AKS offers a broad product portfolio including automotive and commercial keys and remotes, programming tools, key-cutting machines, and locksmith tools and consumables, serving professional locksmiths across the United States.
The Akerman team advising Foundation Investment Partners was led by Corporate Practice Group Partners Jeffrey Fickes and Christopher DePizzo and Corporate Practice Group Associate Annie Nosich, and included key support across the firm's national platform from:
- Brian Bianco, Chair, Intellectual Property Practice Group
- Melissa Koch, Chair, Technology Transactions Practice
- Peter Chiabotti, Partner, Intellectual Property Practice Group
- Cristina Gonzalez, Partner, Corporate Finance Practice
- Arlene Kline, Partner, Labor and Employment Practice Group
- Erika Labelle, Partner, Tax Practice Group
- Gabriel Marinaro, Partner, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice
- Paige Newman, Partner, Labor and Employment Practice Group
- Sarah Campbell Smith, Partner, Environment and Natural Resources Practice
- Robert Greenwell, Of Counsel, Real Estate Practice Group
- Megan Coughlin, Associate, Labor and Employment Practice Group
- Andrew Fernandez, Associate, Corporate Finance Practice
- Charles Filips, Associate, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice
- Lauren Gonzalez, Associate, Corporate Practice Group
- Reeya Khurana, Associate, Labor and Employment Practice Group
Foundation Investment Partners focuses on investing in niche manufacturers, value-added distributors, and outsourced business service providers, partnering with management teams to pursue long-term growth initiatives.
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