Latham Advises The Sterling Group on Partnership With United Window & Door Manufacturing
United Window & Door Manufacturing, Inc. (UWD), a leading manufacturer of vinyl windows and doors based in New Jersey, has announced it received a strategic growth investment from The Sterling Group (Sterling), an operationally focused middle market private equity firm. UWD is one of the largest and fastest-growing regional manufacturers of high-quality vinyl windows and doors in North America, and Sterling's investment will support the company's expansion into new geographies and the broader enhancement of service levels. Sterling has a long history of collaborating with families, entrepreneurs, and their leadership teams to support the growth of their businesses.
Latham previously advised on The Sterling Group’s acquisition of Slingmax Group.
Latham & Watkins LLP advised Sterling on the transaction with a corporate deal team led by Houston partner Max Klupchak and Boston partner Elizabeth Slawsby, with associates Dante Spurlock, Aubrey Trudeau, Niko Orfanedes,* Emily Teems, and Peter Erberich. Advice was also provided on compensation and benefits matters by New York partner Bradd Williamson and Washington, D.C. partner Nikhil Kumar, with associates Hayden Rutledge and Christina Schrantz;** on labor matters by Chicago partner Nineveh Alkhas, with associates Jenny Bobbitt and Alexis Pinzon; on tax matters by Silicon Valley partner Katharine Moir and New York partner Eric Kamerman; on data privacy matters by Houston partner Robert Brown, with associate Jack Bergantino; on IP matters by Boston partner Deborah Hinck, with associate Daniel Barks; on environmental matters by Los Angeles partner Aron Potash, with associates Bruce Johnson and Reilly Nelson; on real estate matters by New York counsel Shira Bressler, with associates Brandon Hemans and Allison Yang; on antitrust matters by Washington, D.C. partners Jason Cruise and Patrick English, with associate Joseph Robinson; on sanctions matters by Washington, D.C. partner Joe Bargnesi; and on RWI matters by Los Angeles partner Harrison White, with associate Enrique Covarrubias.
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**Admitted to practice in Texas only.