Latham & Watkins Advises Carlyle Group on Acquisition of Sciens Building Solutions

Sciens Building Solutions (Sciens), a leading full-service commercial fire and life safety company, announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell a majority stake to funds managed by global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG).

Latham & Watkins LLP represents Carlyle Group in the transaction with a corporate M&A team led by Washington, D.C. partner David Dantzic with Washington, D.C. associate Sarah Kang. Advice was also provided on tax matters by New York partner David Raab with New York associate Shruti Hazra; and on acquisition financing matters by Washington, D.C. partners Jeffrey Chenard and Manu Gayatrinath.