Kutak Rock Advises Earth Science Laboratories in Strategic Merger with SePRO Corporation
News | April 3, 2026Kutak Rock is pleased to have represented Earth Science Laboratories, Inc. (ESL), based in Rogers, Arkansas, in its merger with SePRO Corporation.
Kutak Rock attorneys David McDaniel and Bill Swartzwelder advised ESL throughout the transaction.
ESL provides chemical-based water treatment solutions for recreational, industrial, and municipal applications. Through this merger, ESL joins SePRO Corporation, a science-led, digital-first company focused on advancing water quality and environmental stewardship.
This transaction represents a significant milestone for ESL, expanding the reach of its innovative treatment technologies while supporting SePRO’s continued growth in the water treatment industry.
David serves as Co-Chair of the firm’s Arkansas Corporate Practice Group and focuses his practice on a wide variety of transactional matters. David maintains a broad M&A practice, with extensive buy-side and sell-side experience representing strategic and financial investors as well as founders across a variety of industries, including agri-business, banking/financial services, environmental/waste management, healthcare, manufacturing, technology, telecommunications, and transportation.
Bill is part of a team based in Arkansas that has a local and national practice representing clients across a wide array of corporate and securities matters, including mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, public and private offerings of securities, corporate governance, venture capital investments and other related transactional and regulatory matters.