Foley Advises Wynnchurch Capital in Acquisition of ORS Nasco
Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to Wynnchurch Capital, L.P. in its acquisition of ORS Nasco from One Equity Partners.
ORS Nasco is North America’s largest pure wholesaler of industrial MRO supplies selling to distributors throughout North America. ORS Nasco has a broad product portfolio with over 190,000 SKUs across safety, hand tools, chemicals, welding, abrasives, adhesives, and other MRO product categories. ORS’s long-standing relationships with blue-chip suppliers provide critical solutions for customers across a variety of industrial end markets.
Wynnchurch is a leading middle-market private equity investment firm. Wynnchurch’s strategy is to partner with middle-market companies in the United States and Canada that possess the potential for substantial growth and profit improvement. Wynnchurch manages a number of private equity funds with $9.2 billion of regulatory assets under management and specializes in recapitalizations, growth capital, management buyouts, corporate carve-outs, and restructurings.
The Foley deal team was led by Omar Lucia, Gjina Lucaj, and Christopher Bourne.