Ropes & Gray Represents H.I.G. Capital in the Sale of AMPAC Fine Chemicals

In The News
July 18, 2018

Ropes & Gray represented H.I.G. Capital, a leading global private equity investment firm, in the sale of its portfolio company AMPAC Fine Chemicals to SK Holdings Co. Ltd. H.I.G. Capital announced the transaction on July 17.

AMPAC Fine Chemicals, based in Rancho Cordova, Calif., is a leading global supplier of high value-added active pharmaceutical ingredients and intermediates used in treating diseases such as cancer, CNS disorders and various viral infections. The company is strategically located with four facilities within the United States, providing services to a large number of blue chip pharmaceutical and biotech companies.

A cross-border Ropes & Gray team was led by private equity partner Eric Issadore in San Francisco, with private equity partner Jaewoo Lee leading in Korea.