Legal DealFolio - Gores Group acquires Sage Automotive Interiors

Weil, Gotshal & Manges was counsel to The Gores Group, LLC on its acquisition of Sage Automotive Interiors Inc., a global supplier of high-performance specialty textiles to leading automotive manufacturers, from Azalea Capital, LLC. Details of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Greenville, SC, Sage Automotive Interiors has offices and manufacturing locations in the US, Brazil, United Kingdom, China, Korea, and Japan. The Weil team was staffed from several departments and offices across the US and London. Led by Corporate partner Kyle Krpata (Silicon Valley), it included: Corporate partners Karen Ballack (Silicon Valley) and Annemargaret Connolly (Washington, DC), Tax partners Michael Kam (New York) and Joanne Etherton (London); Litigation counsel Lawrence Baer (New York) and John Sipple (Washington, DC); Corporate associates Kate Borun, Kwang-chien Ger, Andrew Nelson, Pamela Pao, Adam Rosenblum (all Silicon Valley), and Justin Mapes (Dallas); Litigation associates Tom Goslin, Erin Yates (both Washington, DC), and Millie Warner (New York); and Litigation paralegal specialist Joseph Rafferty (New York).

Deal Date:	10-05-2011	Practice Area:	Corporate and M&A
Deal Title:	Gores Group acquires Sage Automotive Interiors	Industry:	Automobiles & Parts
Description:	Weil, Gotshal & Manges was counsel to The Gores Group, LLC on its acquisition of Sage Automotive Interiors Inc., a global supplier of high-performance specialty textiles to leading automotive manufacturers, from Azalea Capital, LLC. Details of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Greenville, SC, Sage Automotive Interiors has offices and manufacturing locations in the US, Brazil, United Kingdom, China, Korea, and Japan. The Weil team was staffed from several departments and offices across the US and London. Led by Corporate partner Kyle Krpata (Silicon Valley), it included: Corporate partners Karen Ballack (Silicon Valley) and Annemargaret Connolly (Washington, DC), Tax partners Michael Kam (New York) and Joanne Etherton (London); Litigation counsel Lawrence Baer (New York) and John Sipple (Washington, DC); Corporate associates Kate Borun, Kwang-chien Ger, Andrew Nelson, Pamela Pao, Adam Rosenblum (all Silicon Valley), and Justin Mapes (Dallas); Litigation associates Tom Goslin, Erin Yates (both Washington, DC), and Millie Warner (New York); and Litigation paralegal specialist Joseph Rafferty (New York).
Financial Center:	Silicon Valley	Value:	100.01-500.00
Advised Party:	Acquiror	Law Firm	Weil Gotshal
Target Company Jurisdiction:	United States	Acquiror Jurisdiction:	United States
Classification:	Strategic Buyer Acquisitions Private Company	Lawyer	Kyle Krpata

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