Ropes & Gray Advised Samsonite International in its Sale of Speck

Ropes & Gray advised Samsonite International S.A. in its sale of Speck to Telementum Global, LLC. The transaction was announced on July 30.

Speck is a leading designer and distributor of slim protective cases for personal electronic devices that are marketed under the Speck® brand. Samsonite, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, is a leader in the global lifestyle bag industry and is the world’s best-known and largest travel luggage company.

The Ropes & Gray team that advised Samsonite was led by private equity partner Charlie Boer and mergers & acquisitions counsel Matthew Byron, and included tax partners Aaron Harsh and David Saltzman, employment, executive compensation & benefits partner Jennifer Cormier (all of Boston) and Joshua Lichtenstein (New York), litigation & enforcement counsel Steven Kaye (Boston), data, privacy & cybersecurity partner Edward McNicholas (Washington D.C.) and mergers & acquisitions associate Samuel Hurt (New York).