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A Blank Rome team represented an affiliate of Balmoral Funds LLC (“Balmoral”), a Los Angeles-based private equity firm founded in 2005, in its acquisition of Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition, LLC (the “Company”), a leading provider of animal nutrition products and services for the pet, aquaculture, and livestock industries, serving as a critical supplier across the value chain. Blank Rome also represented Balmoral in connection with the financing for the transaction. The Company will operate under the name Rangen, a historic brand that many of its customers are already familiar with. The transaction closed on August 26, 2025.

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For more information about the transaction, please read the press release:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250826716209/en/An-Affiliate-of-Balmoral-Funds-LLC-Acquires-Wilbur-Ellis-Nutrition-LLC">An Affiliate of Balmoral Funds LLC Acquires Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition, LLC</a>.

The Blank Rome team on the mergers and acquisitions side was led by <a href="/people/kipp-b-cohen/" id="19215">Kipp B. Cohen</a> and <a href="/people/john-a-meehan/" id="18926">John A. Meehan</a>, with significant support from <a href="/people/joseph-t-gulant/" id="19092">Joseph T. Gulant</a>, <a href="/people/cory-g-jacobs/" id="19153">Cory G. Jacobs</a>, <a href="/people/jeffrey-m-rosenfeld/" id="19361">Jeffrey M. Rosenfeld</a>, <a href="/people/jason-e-reisman/" id="19356">Jason E. Reisman</a>, <a href="/people/michael-a-kadlec/" id="19138">Michael A. Kadlec</a>, <a href="/people/margaret-anne-hill/" id="19146">Margaret Anne Hill</a>, <a href="/people/alex-c-nisenbaum/" id="18954">Alex C. Nisenbaum</a>, <a href="/people/lisa-casey-spaniel/" id="19247">Lisa Casey Spaniel</a>, <a href="/people/anthony-rapa/" id="18891">Anthony Rapa</a>, <a href="/people/shane-a-pennington/" id="18648">Shane A. Pennington</a>, <a href="/people/yelena-m-barychev/" id="19189">Yelena M. Barychev</a>, <a href="/people/adam-p-haft/" id="18652">Adam P. Haft</a>, <a href="/people/rachel-m-smaler/" id="18790">Rachel M. Smaler</a>, <a href="/people/brian-p-oneil/" id="19060">Brian P. O'Neil</a>, <a href="/people/sarah-e-thorpe/" id="18695">Sarah E. Thorpe</a>, <a href="/people/jacob-m-brownstein/" id="19003">Jacob M. Brownstein</a>, <a href="/people/carmen-f-francella/" id="18746">Carmen F. Francella II</a><a href="/people/stephen-m-pennartz/" id="18720">I, Stephen M. Pennartz</a>, <a href="/people/christopher-a-kimura/" id="18662">Christopher A. Kimura</a>, <a href="/people/samar-aryani-sabet/" id="19186">Samar Aryani-Sabet</a>, <a href="/people/samarth-barot/" id="18712">Samarth Barot</a>, <a href="/people/shane-m-hannon/" id="18806">Shane M. Hannon</a>, <a href="/people/stephen-c-zumbrun/" id="19286">Stephen C. Zumbrun</a>, <a href="/people/melissa-a-griest/" id="18925">Melissa A. Griest</a>, and Ivy Shapiro. The Blank Rome team on the finance side was led by <a href="/people/shlomo-troodler/" id="19302">Shlomo Troodler</a> and <a href="/people/adam-r-sansweet/" id="19260">Adam R. Sansweet</a>, with significant support from <a href="/people/ikhwan-a-rafeek/" id="18668">Ikhwan A. Rafeek</a>, <a href="/people/narbeh-grigorian/" id="18861">Narbeh Grigorian</a>, and <a href="/people/mya-j-k-roberts/" id="18684">Mya J. K. Roberts</a>.

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Kipp B. Cohen

John A. Meehan

Joseph T. Gulant

Cory G. Jacobs

Jeffrey M. Rosenfeld

Jason E. Reisman

Michael A. Kadlec

Margaret Anne Hill

Alex C. Nisenbaum

Lisa Casey Spaniel

Anthony Rapa

Shane A. Pennington

Yelena M. Barychev

Adam P. Haft

Rachel M. Smaler

Brian P. O’Neil

Sarah E. Thorpe

Jacob M. Brownstein

Carmen F. Francella III

Stephen M. Pennartz

Christopher A. Kimura

Samar Aryani-Sabet

Samarth Barot

Shane M. Hannon

Stephen C. Zumbrun

Melissa A. Griest

Shlomo Troodler

Adam R. Sansweet

Ikhwan A. Rafeek

Narbeh Grigorian

Mya J. K. Roberts

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