One of the largest U.S.-based textile manufacturers recently relied on a Greenville, S.C. law firm for advice on acquiring a private equity fund’s portfolio company.

Milliken & Co. was advised by a legal team from Wyche, Burgess, Freeman & Parham on its acquisition of carpet maker Constantine LLC. Heading up the Wyche team was partner Kevin Hendricks, a former associate in Jones Day’s Atlanta office. The deal closed on Tuesday and terms weren’t disclosed.

Milliken, a privately held company that’s headquartered in Spartanburg, S.C., manufactures modular carpet, apparel, fabrics and chemicals. Constantine is based in Calhoun, Ga., and is owned by the Boston private equity fund Lineage Capital LLC. Constantine makes broadloom and modular carpet tile, as well as other types of floor-covering products.

Working with Hendricks on the Milliken deal were Wyche partner Cary Hall and associates John Harvey, Maurie Lawrence and Rita Barker, all located in Greenville. Ropes & Gray advised Lineage Capital.

Wyche, a 38-lawyer firm, has weathered the economic downturn well because there were few examples of companies and lenders in the Greenville area that became overextended leading up to the recession, Hendricks said.

“Greenville never went crazy in the last few years in terms of growth and massive deal flow,” Hendricks said.

With an even split between litigation and transactional work, Wyche is able to handle clients’ needs on most deals, in spite of its size, Hendricks said. Occasionally Wyche will partner with a Washington firm when a client needs specific regulatory advice.

The Wyche firm is known for its work in some specific areas. Founding partner Tommy Wyche has authored several books about the South Carolina mountains, and he helped lead the redevelopment of downtown Greenville, including the creation of a park centered on the Reedy River waterfalls. Wyche’s office is situated on a parcel overlooking the falls. The Wyche firm has also carved out a niche, led by partner Wallace Lightsey, as a specialist in representing architectural firms in copyright infringement litigation.

Kilpatrick Stockton was one of four law firms that gave advice to Landmark Communications Inc. on its sale of The Weather Channel to NBC Universal.

In the deal NBC Universal partnered with private equity firms Bain Capital and Blackstone Group to buy The Weather Channel for undisclosed terms. The deal is subject to regulatory approvals. The purchase price was about $3.5 billion, Bloomberg News said, citing an unnamed source.

The agreement came seven months after Landmark started its auction of The Weather Channel, attracting interest from Time Warner and CBS Corp., among others.

Kilpatrick Stockton partners Stan Blackburn and Justin Heineman, and associates Jessica Nash and Lance McCord, worked on corporate aspects of the deal. Partners Jim Steinberg worked on technology matters, Jim Ewing on intellectual property and Chintan Amin on environmental issues. The Kilpatrick Stockton attorneys worked with The Weather Channel general counsel Becky Powhatan Kelley and Landmark general counsel Guy Friddell.

Kilpatrick Stockton has been representing The Weather Channel, which is headquartered in Atlanta, for more than 20 years, Blackburn said.

“It’s a super company and I’m delighted for them” about the sale to NBC Universal, Blackburn said.

In addition to its flagship NBC network, General Electric Co. unit NBC Universal also owns the Universal film studio and cable networks Bravo and MSNBC. Landmark also owns newspapers, including the Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk, Va., and the News & Record of Greensboro, N.C.

Willcox & Savage partners Tom Inglima, Trey Huelsberg, Tom Johnson and Jeff Breeser, all located in Landmark’s hometown of Norfolk, also advised Landmark on corporate issues. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Venable advised Landmark on tax matters. Weil, Gotshal & Manges and Ropes & Gray advised NBC Universal, Bain and Blackstone.