A Blank Rome team represented Gladstone Investment Corporation (Nasdaq: GAIN), a publicly traded business development company focused on middle-market companies, in its acquisition of Pyrotek Special Effects, Inc. (“Pyrotek”). The acquisition closed on November 22, 2024.
Pyrotek, along with its subsidiaries, is a leading provider of special effects services and solutions for the live entertainment industry. For more information on this transaction, please read the press release: Gladstone Investment Corporation Acquires Pyrotek Special Effects.
The Blank Rome team was led by Emanuel Faust, Simon I. Bord, and Nora E. Tidey as to M&A and equity matters, and James D. Kelly and Gabrielle C. Phillips as to financing matters, with significant support from Joseph T. Gulant, David A. Gilbert, Anthony Rapa, Rachel D. Evans, Michael A. Kadlec, Stephen M. Pennartz, Brooke T. Iley, Theresa A. Topping, Megan R. Wood, Jennifer G. Daniels, Frank L. Tamulonis, John A. Gibbons, Hannah K. Ahn, and Ivy M. Shapiro.