Kirkland Advises TJC-Backed Potters Industries on Sale to Macquarie Asset Management-Led Consortium

Kirkland & Ellis advised TJC-backed Potters Industries LLC on an agreement to sell a majority stake to Macquarie Asset Management, along with co-investors including UniSuper and Partners Capital. Potters is a recognized leader in engineered glass beads and microspheres utilized in road infrastructure and other specialized industrial applications. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2026 subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

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The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Andrew Arons, Philippe Simard, James Crisp and Matthew Burner; debt finance lawyers Jason Kanner and Andrea Weintraub; tax lawyers Jared Rusman and Michael Alcan; and environmental transactions lawyers Michael Saretsky and Carter Vella.