Ropes & Gray Advised Kohlberg in Acquisition of Majority Interest in Advanced Industrial Devices

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October 6, 2026

Ropes & Gray represented Kohlberg & Company in its acquisition of a majority interest in Advanced Industrial Devices from Black Bay Partners. AID is a provider of highly engineered automation and control solutions to mission-critical infrastructure. The transaction was announced on Oct. 6. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Kohlberg, founded in 1987, is a leading U.S. middle market investment firm based in Mount Kisco, New York with deep experience investing across private equity and credit.

The Ropes & Gray team was led by private equity partner Andrew Silver and included tax partner Brandon Dunn, executive compensation & employee benefits partner Jenny Rikoski Whitney, employment partner Richard Kidd, intellectual property transactions partner Jordan Altman, antitrust partner Marta Kelly, and environmental partner Peter Alpert.