Kirkland & Ellis is advising Olympus Partners portfolio company MEI Rigging & Crating LLC on the acquisition of Dallas-based Able Machinery Movers. The transaction was announced January 9, 2024. MEI provides rigging, machinery moving, millwrighting, mechanical installation, industrial storage, crating and export packing services while Able manufactures turnkey machinery moving and rigging services. Olympus announced the acquisition of MEI in July 2023. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team includes corporate partners James Faley and Kevin Stocks and associates Frankie Gregg, Mickal Haile and Namjun Park, with support from debt finance associates Yoonie Han, Jewrisha Ransome and Luke Garoufalis and partner Omar Raddawi.