Akerman is proud to share that our firm represented Ferguson Enterprises, LLC, in its acquisition of four companies: Southwest Geo-Solutions, Inc., AVCO Supply, Inc., GAR Engineering, Inc., and Safe Step Tubs of Minnesota, Inc. Ferguson plc is a leading value-added distributor in North America providing expertise, solutions and products from infrastructure, plumbing and appliances to HVAC, fire, fabrication and more. Ferguson is headquartered in the U.K., with its operations and associates solely focused on North America and managed from Newport News, Virginia.

The Akerman team was led by Private Equity Co-Chair Ken Wiggins and included Corporate Partner Santi Assalini, Technology Transactions Chair Melissa Koch, Environment and Natural Resources Chair Robyn Neely, Federal Tax Chair Bill Sullivan, Intellectual Property Partner Peter Chiabotti, Real Estate Partner Brenda Goerks, Government Affairs and Public Policy Partner Felicia Nowels, Labor and Employment Partner Scott Silverman, Tax Associate Chelsy Lutz, Real Estate Associate Rachael Bond Palmer, and Corporate Associates Danny Rico and Wallace Stage.

The Akerman Corporate Practice Group advises public and private companies, including private equity funds, on M&A, capital markets transactions, financings, and other transactional matters, with a strong focus on the middle market. Akerman has been top-ranked nationally for mergers, acquisitions, and buyouts by The Legal 500 and recognized as a leading U.S. law firm by Best Lawyers for corporate, M&A, private equity, securities/capital markets, securities regulation, and banking and finance law. 

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