Akerman represented Vytex, a portfolio company of private equity firm Graycliff Partners, in the acquisition of Vinyl Kraft. Headquartered in Laurel, Md., Vytex manufactures vinyl windows and doors for the residential replacement and remodeling market.
Founded in 1991 and headquartered in New Boston, Ohio, Vinyl Kraft serves the residential replacement and remodeling market through both dealer-direct and traditional distribution channels across the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and Northeast, producing more than 100,000 windows and doors annually. The acquisition expands Vytex's manufacturing footprint and strengthens Graycliff's platform in the residential window and door market.
The Akerman team representing Graycliff was led by M&A and Private Equity Practice Co-Chair William A. Hoy and Corporate Partner Matthew L. Raby, and included key support across the firm's national platform from:
- Thomas J. Kearney, Chair, Data Privacy and Security Practice
- Gary D. Blachman, Partner, Tax Practice Group
- Peter A. Chiabotti, Partner, Intellectual Property Practice Group
- Erika S. Labelle, Partner, Tax Practice Group
- Felicia Leborgne Nowels, Partner, Government Strategies Practice Group
- Scott T. Silverman, Partner, Labor and Employment Practice Group
- Sarah Campbell Smith, Partner, Environment and Natural Resources Practice
- Amanda L. Joynt, Associate, Corporate Practice Group
- Santiago Lopez, Associate, Real Estate Practice Group
- Dominique M. Pierre, Associate, Corporate Practice Group
- Amanda P. Weinick, Associate, Tax Practice Group
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