Josh is a corporate associate in Ropes & Gray’s Boston office. He practices primarily in the firm’s private equity group, representing private equity sponsors and strategic investors in the structuring and negotiation of leveraged buyouts, cross-border transactions, public and private mergers and acquisitions, recapitalization transactions, minority investments (including GP stakes transactions) and liquidity events across a range of industries. Josh also advises private equity clients and their portfolio companies on operational matters, including in the areas of general corporate governance and management equity.

Experience

  • Represented Audax Group in:
    • the sale of its majority interest in Chartis, a leading healthcare advisory firm;
    • its acquisition of DISA Global Solutions, a tech-enabled provider of employee screening, compliance, and workplace health & safety solutions; and
    • its acquisition of Centerline Communications, a company that specializes in the development, operations and maintenance of telecommunications networks;.
  • Represented Haveli Investments in:
    • its acquisition of AppViewX, a leader in automated certificate lifecycle management (CLM) and public key infrastructure (PKI) solutions;
    • its “take-private” acquisition of ZeroFox Holdings, Inc., a provider of external cybersecurity; and
    • its acquisition of Certinia, a Services-as-a-Business platform providing enterprise resource planning.
  • Represented TSG Consumer Partners in its investment in Summer Fridays, a clean, premium skincare and hybrid makeup brand.
  • Represented TPG Capital in its acquisition and sale of Wind River, a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems.
  • Represented Gridiron Capital in the sale of a minority stake to RidgeLake Partners.
  • Represented Yasso, a premium frozen Greek yogurt brand, in its sale to Unilever.
  • Represented Novanta Inc. in its acquisition of ATI Industrial Automation, a leading supplier of intelligent end-of-arm technology solutions.
  • Represented Cove Hill Partners in its acquisition and sale of LiveAuctioneers, an online live-auction source for fine and decorative art, antiques, jewelry and vintage collectibles.