Katten represented Highlander Partners, L.P., a Dallas-based private investment firm specializing in private equity and mezzanine investments, in its acquisition of Queen City Candy for an undisclosed sum. The purchase of Queen City, a manufacturer of gummy candies such as gummy bears, neon worms, peach rings and gum drops, adds to Highlander's already significant confectioner and gummy portfolio properties. The Katten M&A team featured Mark Solomon, Dallas managing partner, and Dallas Corporate partner Peter Bogdanow.
Katten's Mergers and Acquisitions practice encompasses all aspects of public and private M&A work, handling billions of dollars in business combinations each year. We provide cost-effective representation in challenging, sophisticated and transformative transactions spanning from early stage capital raising to formation and negotiation of joint ventures to large, complex divestitures.
- "CDT Weekly Roundup: 14 Deals Worth $5.37B at a Time of $1.09T in Private Equity Money Out There Looking for a Home," Texas Law Book, July 17, 2018