Experience

• Healthcare and Life Sciences

  • CVC Capital Partners in its $925 million global carve-out acquisition of Therakos from Mallinckrodt. The transaction was named Private Equity Deal of the Year at the IFLR Americas Awards.
  • TPG Capital in its majority investment in Confluent Medical Technologies, a materials science, development and manufacturing partner to medical device OEMs.
  • Apollo in its strategic partnership and financing of the physician-led buyout of GI Alliance, the nation’s largest GI practice valued at $2.2 billion.
  • Patient Square Capital in the creation of Elevage Medical Technologies, a platform dedicated to supporting medical device and technology companies, and its subsequent joint investments in 4basebio and Elucid.
  • Patient Square Capital in the formation of its Enevate Sciences platform, which invests in and supports therapeutic companies, and its subsequent joint investment in Upstream Bio.
  • TPG Growth in its strategic investment in Compass Surgical Partners, an independent full-service ambulatory surgery center development and management partner.
  • Patient Square Capital as lead investor in the $226.5 million Series C financing round of Apollo Therapeutics, a portfolio biopharmaceutical company focused on translating fundamental medical research into medicines through a hub-and-spoke approach.
  • TPG Capital in its investment in Monogram Health, a kidney disease-focused benefit management and care delivery company, including Monogram’s $160 million Series B funding and $375 million Series C growth capital raise.
  • American Academy of Professional Coders, a leader in training and certification for the business of healthcare, in multiple financings.
  • Bain Capital Private Equity in its investment in Surgery Partners and equity commitment of $760 million in its National Surgical Healthcare acquisition.
  • Biorez, a medical device start-up, in its sale to CONMED.
  • Baxter in the spin-off of Baxalta, its biopharmaceuticals business.
  • OmniClaim, a healthcare cost containment and payment integrity solutions provider, in its sale to Equian, a New Mountain Capital portfolio company.
  • Novozymes in its sale of its biocides business to Monsanto and entry into BioAg Alliance, an initiative to boost research and commercialization of microbial products for agriculture.
  • Lonza Group in its $1.2 billion tender offer for NYSE-listed Arch Chemicals.
  • Obagi Medical Products in its $441 million sale in a contested tender offer to Valeant Pharmaceuticals International.

• Financial Services

  • Madison Dearborn Partners in its $1.8 billion take-private acquisition of MoneyGram.
  • TPG in its investment in fintech saving and investing app Acorns, including TPG’s lead role in Acorns’s $300 million private funding round.
  • TPG in the acquisition by Acorns of UK-based GoHenry, a fintech company focused on 6- to 18-year-olds.
  • H.I.G. Capital in its carve-out acquisition of Buck Consultants from Conduent.
  • Multiple private equity sponsors in their investments in insurance and reinsurance companies.
  • Multiple private equity sponsors in investments in notes in the investment services industry.

• Energy and Infrastructure

  • Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, on the signing of a strategic partnership with Altarea to develop one of the largest AI and cloud data center campuses in France.
  • Indo-Pacific Partnership for Prosperity in leading the formation of a new coalition with Global Infrastructure Partners, KKR and other global investors to accelerate infrastructure investments in the emerging market partner economies of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.
  • Ascendant Capital in its Southeastern long-haul dark fiber asset transaction with Bain Capital, Post Road and DC BLOX and subsequent financings of data center and network services provider, DC BLOX.
  • TPG Rise Climate Fund in its $150 million investment in Palmetto, a leading technology-enabled clean energy platform.
  • Wafra in its partnership with Intermountain Infrastructure Group, a fiber infrastructure developer and operator.
  • TPG’s Rise Fund in its strategic investment in Climavision, a weather tech services and intelligence platform.
  • A private equity sponsor in its proposed acquisition of an original equipment manufacturer in the electric vehicle charging space.
  • A private equity sponsor in its proposed acquisition of a transportation logistics business.
  • TPG Rise Climate Fund in multiple growth investment and buyout transactions.
  • Ascendant Capital in multiple financings involving DC BLOX, an owner-operator of data centers and dark fiber solutions.
  • A private equity sponsor in a joint venture in the digital infrastructure space.
  • 8minute Solar Energy in multiple transactions, including its $400 million financing from EIG.
  • A private equity sponsor in a proposed data center and landbank development project.
  • Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village in the development and construction of Gigawatt Global’s 8.5MW solar PV project in Rwanda.
  • A private equity sponsor in its acquisition of an international satellite manufacturer.
  • Multiple private equity sponsors in investments in the distribution industry.
  • A private equity sponsor in a joint venture in the aviation industry.
  • Public utilities in 363 sales in the energy industry.
  • General Motors in its $23.1 billion initial public offering (then the largest in history), $1.7 billion public secondary offering of common stock, $175 million registered Dutch auction for warrants and $4.5 billion placement of senior unsecured notes.

• Technology, Media and Telecoms

  • Madison Dearborn Partners in its sale of QuickPlay Media, Inc. to AT&T.
  • A private equity sponsor in its leveraged buyout of a utility locating company.
  • Inteliquent, a publicly listed interconnection partner for communications service providers, in its $800 million take-private sale to GTCR and Onvoy.
  • H.I.G. Capital in its investment in Cleo Communications, an ecosystem integration software company.
  • Conga (formerly known as Apttus), a Thoma Bravo-backed SaaS revenue life cycle management provider, in multiple transactions and general corporate matters.
  • A private equity sponsor in its acquisition of a government contracts wireless telecommunications provider.
  • Multiple private equity sponsors in investments in the cable and telecom industries.
  • Multiple private equity sponsors in potential investments in the music and sports television industries.
  • A private equity sponsor in its sale of a streaming media software portfolio company.
  • An information technology company providing services to government and commercial enterprises in its sale to a private equity fund.
  • A Fortune 100 company in the defense industry in its acquisition of a wireless communications software provider.

• Consumer and Retail

  • TPG Growth in its investment in Beauty for All Industries, including the ipsy and BoxyCharm beauty subscription brands.
  • Moon Valley Nurseries, a family-owned, vertically integrated large tree and shrub nursery, in its $775 million transaction with Stonecourt Capital.
  • Bain Capital in its acquisition of Varsity Brands.
  • Bain Capital and Bow Street in their $500 million take-private acquisition of leading online jeweler Blue Nile.
  • Centerbridge in its investment in Heartland Food Products, its carve-out acquisition of Splenda from Johnson & Johnson and its exit from Heartland.
  • Fortune Brands Home & Security in its $600 million tender offer for Norcraft Companies, a leading publicly owned manufacturer of kitchen and bathroom cabinetry.
  • A private equity sponsor in its acquisition of a private company in the home security industry.
  • A private equity sponsor in its acquisition of a kiosk operator.
  • A private equity portfolio company in the foodservice industry in its $1.4 billion Debt IPO exchange offer for senior notes.

• Industrials

  • First Reserve and its portfolio company Trillium Flow Technologies in the proposed sale of Trillium Pumps US to Crane Company.
  • Centerbridge in its acquisition of IPS, a manufacturer of supplies for construction and industrial applications.
  • A private equity sponsor in its acquisition of a specialty paper and adhesives manufacturer.
  • Bain Capital in its $3.2 billion carve-out acquisition of Diversey Care from Sealed Air.
  • Taminco, a NYSE-listed company in the chemicals industry, and its largest shareholder, Apollo Global Management, in their $2.8 billion take-private sale to Eastman Chemical.
  • A private equity sponsor in its investments in an international tool manufacturer.
  • A private equity sponsor in the global carve-out acquisition of a specialty chemicals business.
  • A Fortune 100 company in the defense industry in its $360 million tender offer for a blast-protected vehicle manufacturer.
  • General Dynamics in its take-private acquisition of Nasdaq-listed Force Protection.

• Pro Bono

  • Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village in investments and other ventures, including sustainable housing developments in Rwanda.
  • Non-profit organizations in public-private partnerships involving digital access development and transformation in Africa and Southeast Asia.
  • Non-profit organizations and individuals in the U.S. in civil rights litigation.
  • Non-profit organizations in social entrepreneurship initiatives, including for-/non-profit hybrid structures.
  • Non-profit organizations and individuals in immigration matters, including the Special Immigrant Visa program.
  • Non-profit organizations and individuals in disability matters, including appeals for disabled service veterans.