Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer Represents EQT in Acquisition of Dorner

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer represented EQT Mid Market US (EQT), a global private equity group, in its acquisition of Dorner Holding Corporation (Dorner), a leading global provider of purpose-built, high quality precision conveyor systems. The acquisition closed on March 15, 2017. EQT has acquired Dorner from Incline Equity Partners. 

EQT adds Dorner to its portfolio of companies spanning Europe, Asia and the US, which net total sales of more than EUR 19 billion. By acquiring Dorner, EQT gains the broadest portfolio of precision conveying systems in the industry, developed to enhance automated production processes. Dorner has offices in the US, Canada, Mexico, Germany, and Malaysia.

The multidisciplinary client team representing EQT was led by Lowell Dashefsky and Mel Cherney and includes Corporate and Finance attorneys Sheryl Gittlitz, Marci Settle, Katy Benitez, Xiao (Michelle) Han, Roxanne Mintz, and Maria Reda. Also supporting this transaction were partners Laurie Abramowitz, Annette Bödeker, Gottfried Freier, Sebastian Jungermann, and Jeffrey London; senior counsel Glenn Pogust; counsel Peter Danias; and associates Connie Ericson, Pascal Heynen, Gus Weinkam, and Brian Witkowski.