O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing S.C. advised i3 Product Development (i3) in its recent sale to Helios Technologies (NYSE: HLIO). i3, a custom engineering services firm with over 55 engineers, specializes in electronics, mechanical, industrial, embedded, and software engineering. Its solutions are used across many sectors, including medical, off-highway, recreational and commercial marine, power sports, health and wellness, agriculture, consumer goods, industrial, sports, and fitness. i3 has business locations in both Sun Prairie and Middleton, Wisconsin.
Helios Technologies is a global leader in highly engineered motion control and electronic controls technology for diverse end markets, including construction, material handling, agriculture, energy, recreational vehicles, marine, and health and wellness.
Josef Matosevic, Helios’ President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “The acquisition of i3 Product Development will turbocharge our efforts to be the most innovative company focused on the intersection of the hydraulics and electronics markets. This flywheel acquisition fits into our technology roadmap strategy like a glove and will continue to make us incredibly tough for our competition to follow.”
The O’Neil Cannon deal team was led by Attorney Chad Richter with assistance provided by O’Neil Cannon attorneys Britany Morrison, Nick Chmurski, Erica Reib, Sam Nelson, and Michael Kennedy.
