ATLANTA (September 30, 2024) - Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce that the Firm advised Brown & Watson Company, Inc. in its successful sale to Rogers Group, Inc.

Based in Butler, Georgia, Brown & Watson is a third-generation family-owned and operated natural silica sand provider. Rogers Group is the largest privately owned construction aggregate company in the United States, headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

"We are pleased to have assisted our client on this successful sale," said Rett Peaden, Partner in the Corporate Practice in the Firm's Atlanta office. "There were unique issues involved due to the nature of the industry and our team was well-positioned to bring this deal to completion. We congratulate Brown & Watson on this significant milestone."

The SGR legal team from the Firm's Atlanta office was led by John Ethridge, Partner in the Corporate Practice, Rett Peaden, Partner in the Corporate Practice, Eugene Bryant, Partner in the Real Estate Practice, Phillip Hoover, Partner in the Environmental and Sustainability Practice, Erin McCallum, Partner in the Corporate Practice, Angela Roberts, Partner in the Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Practice and Tommy Duffy, Associate in the Corporate Practice.

SGR's Mergers and Acquisitions attorneys have extensive experience representing private and public companies in a wide range of transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, as well as equity and debt financings, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, and going-private transactions.

About Brown & Watson Company, Inc.
Headquartered in Butler, GA, is a third-generation family-owned and operated natural sand provider. The Company mines and produces premium concrete sand, masonry sand, golf course construction sand, fill materials and specialty sand products. Founded in 1954, and incorporated in 1977, B&W supplies silica sand products throughout Georgia, with emphasis on the greater Atlanta metropolitan area. Customers include ready-mix suppliers, packaged concrete manufacturers and golf/turf sand producers, and the Company has developed a reputation with its customers for its exceptional service and high-quality sand products known for their cleanliness and consistency of color. For more information, please visit: https://rogersgroupincint.com/

About Smith Gambrell Russell
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