Protective Industrial Products acquires Bisley Workwear
New York-based Protective Industrial Products has acquired Australia’s largest independent workwear brand, Bisley Workwear.

Firm: MinterEllison (Protective Industrial Products (PIP)); Page Advisory (corporate adviser for PIP)
Area: M&A
Value: Undisclosed
Key players: The Minter team was led by partner Shaun McRobert.
Deal significance: Speaking about the acquisition, Mr McRobert said: “We really enjoyed working closely with the great team at PIP and Odyssey through this most recent acquisition. The structure used was innovative and provides a strong foundation for PIP going forward in Australia.
“More broadly, we are seeing a large increase in investments in Australia from the US, driven in part by demand from US capital market opportunities.”

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