Ballard Spahr Represents Oxygen Service Company in Partnership With Meritus Gas Partners

Ballard Spahr represented Oxygen Service Company (OSC) in its recent partnership with Meritus Gas Partners (Meritus), which will further expand Meritus’ geographic footprint and will provide a foundation for its continued expansion in the Midwest.

St. Paul, Minn.-based OSC provides industrial, specialty, and medical gases; automation equipment and integration services; and welding and safety supplies to clients in sectors including construction, health care, food and beverage, and manufacturing.

Meritus, a portfolio company of AEA Investors Small Business Private Equity, is assembling a national network of high-quality independent distributors of industrial, medical, and specialty gases, and welding and safety supplies, located in diverse geographies and serving growing end markets.

Ballard Spahr Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Partner Joshua T. Natzel and Mergers and Acquisitions Partner Ryan D. Heck led the team that represented OSC. They were supported by Corporate Associates Christian R. Barnes and Jessica Swanson; Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Senior Counsel Edward J. Wegerson and Associate Rachel A. Loscheider; Labor and Employment Of Counsel Charles Frohman; and Tax Partner Jonathan R. Flora. Antitrust and Competition Partner Jason A. Leckerman and Associate Habiba R. Cheema served as Hart-Scott-Rodino counsel.

For further information, please see OSC’s press release.

For media inquiries, please contact Will Ashenmacher at 612.371.5792.