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Gide advises KPS Capital Partners on Winoa acquisition

Gide has advised US fund KPS Capital Partners on the acquisition of Winoa, which includes WHA Holding and its affiliates, from a consortium of investors led by KKR.

Founded in 1961, Winoa, whose historic headquarters are located in Cheylas, France, is a global manufacturer of steel abrasives with over 10,000 customers worldwide across the transportation, equipment, energy and construction end-markets.
 
Winoa operates 11 manufacturing facilities located in Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Africa, and employs over 1,000 people worldwide.
 
Legal counsel to KPS Capital Partners were Nadège Nguyen (partner) and Hugo Nocerino on corporate aspects; Bertrand Jouanneau (partner) on tax structuring aspects; Thomas Binet (counsel) on financing aspects; and Antoine Choffel (partner) and Elisabeth Gauthier on antitrust aspects.

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