Firm News April 17, 2025
Troutman Pepper Locke Represents U.S. Compliance in Acquisition of OECS
ORANGE COUNTY – Troutman Pepper Locke advised U.S. Compliance (USC), a national provider of environmental, health, and safety (EHS) services, in its acquisition of OSHA/Environmental Compliance Systems (OECS), a regional leader in EHS consulting headquartered in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, with a strong presence in the Upper Midwest. For more information, read the press release.
USC employs a unique Compliance-as-a-Service model, which is a transformational approach to EHS compliance that combines expert consulting, cloud-based software, and on-demand support to help clients achieve and sustain EHS compliance, reduce risk, and improve overall company performance. The acquisition of OECS further solidifies USC’s industry-leading position in the EHS services market and charts expansion into the region. OECS also marks USC’s latest acquisition, following closely behind Hellman & Associates, with Troutman Pepper Locke serving as legal advisor for both transactions.
The Troutman Pepper Locke team advising USC was led by Todd Boylan and Samantha Peruto, and included Jenny Ji.
Consistently recognized as a top-tier national practice, Troutman Pepper Locke’s corporate attorneys regularly handle middle and lower middle market transactions for private equity clients alongside strategic deals for Fortune 100 corporations. Core areas of service include mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance, securities laws compliance, capital markets transactions, and other significant domestic and cross-border transactions, as well as general corporate counseling. The firm has a strong focus in the private equity and private fund services space, advising clients on matters including fund formation, growth equity investments, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, and exit transactions.
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