A Blank Rome team represented Gladstone Investment Corporation (Nasdaq: GAIN), a publicly traded business development company focused on middle market companies, in its acquisition alongside Xyresic Capital of Smart Chemical Solutions, LLC (“Smart Chemical”). The acquisition closed on May 15, 2025.
Smart Chemical, along with its subsidiaries, is a leading provider of production chemicals for onshore oil and gas operators. For more information, please read: Gladstone Investment Corporation Acquires Smart Chemical Solutions, LLC.
The Blank Rome team was led by Emanuel Faust, Adam R. Seiden, Jake Shapiro, Nora E. Tidey, and Aria Janiszewski 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, Michael A. Kadlec, Margaret Anne Hill, Brooke T. Iley, Megan R. Wood, Jennifer J. Daniels, Stephen M. Pennartz, Stephen C. Zumbrun, Carmen F. Francella III, Karen H. Shin, Mary Anne Kowalczyk, and Ivy M. Shapiro.
