Akin Advises Princeton Equity Group in Strategic Investment in Pirtek

(Dallas) – Akin advised Princeton Equity Group, a leading private equity firm exclusively focused on the franchisor and multiunit industry, on its strategic investment in Pirtek, a leading franchisor of hydraulic hose repair and replacement services. The investment from Princeton is expected to expand Pirtek’s North American footprint and bring additional resources to the company’s existing franchisee and customer base.

The Akin team was led by corporate partners Thomas Yang and Eric Williams, and included corporate associates Joshua Parisi, Penelope Shumway, Zachary Buda and Brady Pedneau.

The wider Akin team included:

• finance counsel Lech Wilkiewicz and associates Marissa Etter and Hannah Bush;
• tax partner Julia Pashin and counsel Aaron Vera;
• intellectual property partner David Vondle;
• labor & employment partner Brian Patterson and counsel Zara Shore;
• executive compensation & benefits partner Rolf Zaiss, counsel Stephanie Bollheimer and Aaron Farovitch;
• antitrust/competition partner Corey Roush, counsel Brian Rafkin and associate Mitchell Khader;
• international trade partner Alexis Guinan;
• real estate partner John Bain and associate Chase Hudson;
• environment & natural resources practice head David Quigley and senior counsel Andrew Oelz.

More details on the transaction can be found here.

Akin is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

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