Taft is pleased to have acted as legal counsel to HKW in its acquisition of Watershield Industries.

HKW is a middle-market private equity firm investing in companies with talented management teams in the U.S. and Canada. Watershield Industries is a manufacturer and distributor of fire and rescue equipment specializing in niche firefighting apparatus and mission-critical firefighting components including nozzles, valves, and related equipment. Read the release here.

Taft’s legal team included Bob Hicks, Ralph Caruso, Lonnie Johnson, David Suzuki, and Elisa Rhodes.