Unsurpassed Counsel Throughout the

Life Cycle of PE Transactions

PRIVATE EQUITYTRANSACTIONS

ROPES & GRAY’S more than 175 private equity lawyers routinely advise leading large-cap and middle- market clients in multiple industries on every aspect of their largest and most complex global

transactions. Clients rely on us to help them make the right deals on the right terms, thoughtfully assess risk and make appropriate tradeoffs, and respond quickly to meet business demands.

ROPES & GRAY PRIVATE EQUITY TRANSACTIONS

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.

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

n Advent International

n Apax Partners

n Bain Capital

n Berkshire Partners

n Blackstone Group

n Charlesbank

n Hellman & Friedman

n Madison Dearborn Partners

n Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan

n Silver Lake Partners

n Thomas H. Lee Partners

n TPG Capital

n Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe

n Altamont Capital

n American Industrial Partners

n Audax Group

n Avista Capital

n Baring Private Equity

n BV Investment Partners

n Castanea Partners

n Charlesbank Capital Partners

n Cressey & Co.

n D.E. Shaw & Co.

n Fenway Partners

n Gauge Capital

n General Catalyst Partners

n Genstar Capital

n Gridiron Capital

n H.I.G. Capital

n JMI Equity

n J.W. Childs Associates

n Kanders & Co.

n KarpReilly

n Kohlberg & Co.

n KRG Capital

n Longpoint Capital

n Main Post Partners

n McNally Capital

n Metalmark Capital

n Moelis Capital Partners

n Monitor Clipper Partners

n Pfingsten Partners

n Smedvig Capital

n Sterling Partners

n Summit Partners

n SV Life Sciences

n TA Associates

n TPG Growth

n TSG Consumer Partners

LARGE-CAP MIDDLE-MARKET

OUR TRACK RECORD

LARGE-CAP TRANSACTIONS

TPG CAPITAL in the $8.05 billion sale of Par Pharmaceu-ticals to global specialty health care company Endo International.

SILVER LAKE PARTNERS in the $4.5 billion acquisition of software developer SolarWinds, Inc.

TPG CAPITAL in the $4.6 billion sale of Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., a privately held pet retailer in the U.S.

BAIN CAPITAL in the $3 billion acquisition of restaurant chain Skylark, the largest LBO in Japan in four years.

BAIN CAPITAL in the $2.4 billion acquisition of Blue Coat Systems Inc. a provider of IT security solutions that protect enterprises against some of today’s most advanced technology threats.

BAIN CAPITAL in the acquisition of shoe designer and man-ufacturer TOMS Shoes Inc.

THOMAS H. LEE PARTNERS in the $1.2 billion acquisition of inVentiv Health, and the subsequent add-on acquisitions of Campbell Alliance, i3 Global and PharmaNet Inc.

TPG CAPITAL in the $4.1 billion acquisition of Life Time Fitness, Inc., an operator of 113 fitness centers in the United States and Canada.

BAIN CAPITAL AND BLACKSTONE in their sale of the digital business of The Weather Company to IBM.

MIDDLE-MARKET TRANSACTIONS

ALTAMONT CAPITAL in the acquisition of Cotton Patch Café, Inc., a Texas-based restaurant.

AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS in the acquisition of Flow International, a manufacturing company.

AUDAX GROUP in the acquisition of Magnitude Software, a provider of enterprise information management software.

BARING PRIVATE EQUITY ASIA LTD. in its investment in St. George’s University in Grenada, which offers medical, veterinary, public health and business degrees.

CRESSEY & CO in the acquisition of Dental Services Group, a leading full-service dental laboratory network with more than 40 laboratories in the United States.

GENSTAR CAPITAL in the acquisition of Telestream, Inc., a provider of digital media tools.

HIG CAPITAL in the acquisition of Caraustar Industries, a paper packaging company.

KOHLBERG & CO. in the acquisition of packaging manufac-turer Packaging Dynamics Corporation.

TPG GROWTH in the acquisition of Airbnb Inc., an online marketplace to list and book worldwide accommodations.

TSG CONSUMER PARTNERS in the acquisition of Sexy Hair Concepts LLC and Kenra Ltd., producers of hair care products.

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.

Executive Compensation

Financing & RestructuringFCPAEnvironmental

Intellectual Property

Labor & Employment

Real Estate SecuritiesLife Sciences Tax

Health Care

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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 recommended as leading lawyers in the field.

n U.S. News & World Report-Best Lawyers Best Law Firms (2015)Named “Law Firm of the Year” for leveraged buyouts and private equity law.

n IFLR1000 (2015)Ranked highly in the U.S., U.K., Hong Kong and 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 business spinout.

n Vault (2015)Ranked “Best Law Firm” for Private Equity for the second year in a row.

n 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 on Centerbridge Partners and Monarch Capital in the sale of Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V.

n Law360 Practice Group of the Year (2014) Recognized as a top private equity practice.

MARKET PERCEPTION

GLOBAL REACH

Ropes & Gray serves clients through a global network of offices in the world’s major centers of business, finance, technology and government. Across 17 time zones, more than 1,200 attorneys based in the United States, Europe and Asia collaborate seamlessly to provide clients with the high-quality representation and uncompromising, round-the-clock service that have made Ropes & Gray one of the world’s premier law firms.

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GLOBAL CONTACTS

Al RosePractice Group Leader Bostonalfred.rose@ropesgray.com+1 617 951 7372

Will ShieldsPractice Group Leader Bostonwilliam.shields@ropesgray.com+1 617 951 7821