The Watermill Group Acquires Cooper & Turner in Deal Selected as an M&A Advisor’s “Industrial Deal of the Year” for 2018

BOSTON — Blais Halpert Tax Partners LLP advised the Watermill Group, a strategy-driven private investment firm, on the tax aspects of Watermill’s cross-border acquisition of Andaray (Holdings) Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries (“Cooper & Turner”), a UK-based global manufacturer and distributor of high-strength, large diameter industrial fastener systems. Market leading organizations in wind energy, construction, OEM, rail and tunneling turn to Cooper & Turner as one of the leading suppliers of fasteners for can’t-fail fastening applications and extreme environments, when the highest quality products are vital. Watermill’s acquisition was selected by the M&A Advisor on May 4, 2018 as a winner for Industrials Deal of the Year.