Latham & Watkins Advises The Thermal Group in Acquisition of ACT Aerospace

The Thermal Group (TTG or the Company), a leading designer and manufacturer of mission-critical and highly engineered components for the defense, aerospace, and industrial sectors and a portfolio company of Behrman Capital, has announced the acquisition of Applied Composite Technology Aerospace, LLC (ACT), a leading manufacturer of advanced composite structures for the aerospace and defense industry. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Latham & Watkins LLP represents The Thermal Group in the transaction with a corporate deal team led by Bay Area partner Luke Bergstrom, with associates Cory Lewis, Kevin Schunk, and Alex Bogdon. Advice was also provided on tax matters by Los Angeles/Century City partner Pardis Zomorodi and Los Angeles counsel William Kessler; on executive compensation, employment, and benefits matters by Los Angeles partner Julie Crisp, with associate Morgan Wesner; on intellectual property and data privacy matters by Bay Area partner Michelle Gross, with associate Ryan Sanders; on environmental matters by Orange County partner Christopher Norton; and on finance matters by Los Angeles partner Mark Morris, with associates Shane P. Alexander, Jennifer Chemtob, Julia L. Steinberg, and Steven Hao.