Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is advising Dealer Tire, a national leader in replacement tire and parts distribution for automotive dealerships, in connection with Bain Capital Private Equity’s significant investment in the company. The transaction is expected to close in December 2018.

Dealer Tire is a family business that was founded in 1999 by the owners of the former Mueller Tire & Brake, a Cleveland-based retail chain founded in 1918. Dealer Tire manages replacement tire and parts programs for more than 20 automotive OEMs in the U.S. and China.

The Debevoise team is led by partner Michael A. Diz and includes partners Peter A. Furci, Henry Lebowitz and Scott B. Selinger; counsel Charles E. Wachsstock; and associates Peter J. Dalmasy, Andrew G. Jamieson, Samuel D. Krawiecz, Yana M. Mereminsky, Marina Capeto Novello, Ryan T. Rafferty, Dominique Trudelle and Temitayo NeneAqua Umoren.

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