Private Equity Transactions

Unsurpassed Counsel Throughout the Life Cycle of PE Transactions ROPES & GRAY PRIVATE EQUITY TRANSACTIONS

ROPES & GRAY’S more than 175 private equity lawyers transactions. Clients rely on us to help them make routinely advise leading large-cap and middle- the right deals on the right terms, thoughtfully market clients in multiple industries on every assess risk and make appropriate tradeoffs, and aspect of their largest and most complex global respond quickly to meet business demands.

WHO WE SERVE

Our impressive client base includes 20 of the 50 largest U.S. funds and 28 of the 100 largest global funds routinely doing deals over $1 billion, and more than 35 midmarket firms regularly doing $100 million to $1 billion transactions.

LARGE-CAP MIDDLE-MARKET

n Advent International n Altamont Capital n General Catalyst n Moelis Capital Partners Partners n Apax Partners n American Industrial Partners n Genstar Capital n Monitor Clipper n Bain Capital Partners n Audax Group n Gridiron Capital n Berkshire Partners n Pfingsten Partners n Avista Capital n H.I.G. Capital n Blackstone Group n Smedvig Capital n Baring Private n JMI Equity n Charlesbank Equity n Sterling Partners n J.W. Childs n Hellman & Friedman n BV Investment Associates n Summit Partners n Madison Dearborn Partners Partners n Kanders & Co. n SV Life Sciences n Castanea Partners n KarpReilly n TA Associates n Ontario Teachers’ n Charlesbank Pension Plan n Kohlberg & Co. n TPG Growth Capital Partners n Silver Lake Partners n KRG Capital n TSG Consumer n Cressey & Co. Partners n Thomas H. Lee n Longpoint Capital Partners n D.E. Shaw & Co. n Main Post Partners n Fenway Partners n TPG Capital n McNally Capital n Gauge Capital n Welsh, Carson, n Metalmark Capital Anderson & Stowe

“Universally, I have been extremely impressed with their availability, knowledge, counsel and advice, and their high-quality and prompt deliverables.” —Client, Chambers Global CROSS-PRACTICE COLLABORATION

Our collaborative approach means that our clients have ready access to the knowledge and experience of attorneys in all relevant practice areas.

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OUR TRACK RECORD

LARGE-CAP TRANSACTIONS MIDDLE-MARKET TRANSACTIONS

TPG CAPITAL in the $8.05 billion sale of Par Pharmaceu- ALTAMONT CAPITAL in the acquisition of Cotton Patch ticals to global specialty health care company Endo Café, Inc., a Texas-based restaurant. International. AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS in the acquisition of Flow SILVER LAKE PARTNERS in the $4.5 billion acquisition of International, a manufacturing company. software developer SolarWinds, Inc. AUDAX GROUP in the acquisition of Magnitude Software, a TPG CAPITAL in the $4.6 billion sale of Petco Animal provider of enterprise information management software. Supplies, Inc., a privately held pet retailer in the U.S. BARING PRIVATE EQUITY ASIA LTD. in its investment in St. BAIN CAPITAL in the $3 billion acquisition of restaurant George’s University in Grenada, which offers medical, chain Skylark, the largest LBO in Japan in four years. veterinary, public health and business degrees.

BAIN CAPITAL in the $2.4 billion acquisition of Blue Coat CRESSEY & CO in the acquisition of Dental Services Group, Systems Inc. a provider of IT security solutions that a leading full-service dental laboratory network with protect enterprises against some of today’s most advanced more than 40 laboratories in the United States. technology threats. GENSTAR CAPITAL in the acquisition of Telestream, Inc., BAIN CAPITAL in the acquisition of shoe designer and man- a provider of digital media tools. ufacturer TOMS Shoes Inc. HIG CAPITAL in the acquisition of Caraustar Industries, THOMAS H. LEE PARTNERS in the $1.2 billion acquisition of a paper packaging company. inVentiv Health, and the subsequent add-on acquisitions KOHLBERG & CO. in the acquisition of packaging manufac- of Campbell Alliance, i3 Global and PharmaNet Inc. turer Packaging Dynamics Corporation.

TPG CAPITAL in the $4.1 billion acquisition of Life Time TPG GROWTH in the acquisition of Airbnb Inc., an online Fitness, Inc., an operator of 113 fitness centers in the marketplace to list and book worldwide accommodations. United States and Canada. TSG CONSUMER PARTNERS in the acquisition of Sexy Hair BAIN CAPITAL AND BLACKSTONE in their sale of the digital Concepts LLC and Kenra Ltd., producers of hair care business of The Weather Company to IBM. products. ROPES & GRAY PRIVATE EQUITY TRANSACTIONS MARKET PERCEPTION

n Chambers Global (2015) Ranked globally as a leading private equity practice.

n Chambers USA (2015) Ranked nationwide for private equity. Multiple attorneys are also ranked individually nationwide and in Massachusetts, California, Illinois and New York for private equity and corporate/M&A.

n Chambers Asia-Pacific (2015) Highly ranked in the Asia-Pacific region for private equity and ranked in China, Japan and South Korea for corporate/M&A.

n The Legal 500 US (2015) Ranked for private equity buyouts, with 11 lawyers GLOBAL REACH recommended as leading lawyers in the field.

n U.S. News & World Report-Best Lawyers Ropes & Gray serves clients through a global network of offices in the world’s major centers of business, finance, Best Law Firms (2015) technology and government. Across 17 time zones, more Named “Law Firm of the Year” for leveraged than 1,200 attorneys based in the United States, Europe buyouts and private equity law. and Asia collaborate seamlessly to provide clients with the high-quality representation and uncompromising, n IFLR1000 (2015) round-the-clock service that have made Ropes & Gray Ranked highly in the U.S., U.K., Hong Kong and one of the world’s premier law firms. China for private equity.

n IFLR Americas Awards (2015) Honored for “Private Equity Deal of the Year” for the firm’s role in the American Express travel GLOBAL CONTACTS business spinout.

n Vault (2015) Al Rose Practice Group Leader Ranked “Best Law Firm” for Private Equity for the Boston second year in a row. [email protected] n +1 617 951 7372 The American Lawyer’s Global Legal Awards (2014) Honored with the “Global M&A Deal of the Year (Latin America/Mexico)” award for the firm’s work Will Shields on Centerbridge Partners and Monarch Capital in Practice Group Leader the sale of Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V. Boston [email protected] n Law360 Practice Group of the Year (2014) +1 617 951 7821 Recognized as a top private equity practice.

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