Katten served as legal counsel to Gamut Capital Management, L.P., a New York-based middle market private equity firm, in its acquisition of Acousti Engineering Company, a specialty interiors contractor providing ceiling, drywall and flooring solutions for institutional and commercial markets across the Southeastern United States.
Founded in 1946, Acousti is one of the largest and most sophisticated interior finishes contractors, with operations spanning more than 15 metropolitan areas and serving diverse end markets including education, health care, amusement and recreation, transportation and municipalities. The acquisition will support Acousti's continued growth, with a focus on geographic expansion and a disciplined acquisition strategy.
The Katten team spanned several offices and was led by Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity Partners David Kravitz and Jessica Schauwecker. The team included Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity Partner Michelle Gyves and Associates Luke Anderson, Astoneia Moss, Anna Hile and Quincy Wolff; Private Credit Partners Mohammad Alvi and Andrew Lillis; Transactional Tax Planning Partner Loren Lembo and Associate James Blasland; Antitrust Partner Jonathan Rotenberg and Associate Abigail Kedik; Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Partners Kate Ulrich Saracene and Mitch Pahl and Associate Neal Patel; and Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation Partners James Bookhout and Michael Chiusano.
"Gamut Capital Management to Acquire Acousti Engineering Company," Business Wire, April 7, 2026