James is an associate in the firm’s private capital transactions group. He represents private equity firms and strategic investors in mergers and acquisitions, minority investments and divestitures across a broad range of industries. James also regularly advises private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on corporate governance, compliance, equity and general operational matters.

Experience

  • Represented Audax Group in its acquisition of a controlling interest in Solve Industrial Motion Group, a provider of high-quality power transmission components and industrial-grade bearings, from Incline Equity Partners. 
  • Represented Berkshire Partners in its
    • investment in AHEAD, a leading provider of enterprise cloud services.
    • investment in Ensemble Health, a leading provider of technology-enabled revenue cycle management solutions for health systems, including hospitals and affiliated physician groups.
  • Represented Change Healthcare in its acquisition of PDX, a leader in providing patient-centric and innovative technologies for pharmacies and health system.
  • Represented Charlesbank Capital Partners in its
    • investment in Aptean, a global provider of mission-critical, industry-specific enterprise resource planning and supply chain solutions.
    • investment in Lido Advisors, a full-service, independent registered investment advisor.
    • acquisition of Titan Cloud Software, a leading software platform providing environmental and operational solutions for convenience stores, fuel carriers, and service providers.
  • Represented Gilead Sciences in its $1.74 billion staged acquisition of Pionyr Immunotherapeutics. 
  • Represented H.I.G. Capital in its take-private acquisition of SMTC (NASDAQ:SMTX), a provider of electronics manufacturing services.
  • Represented Silver Lake Partners in its strategic growth investment in GoodRx, a leading source for prescription and healthcare savings. 
  • Represented TSG Consumer Partners in its 
    • sale of Sunshine Fitness Growth Holdings, an owner of Planet Fitness franchise groups, to Planet Fitness.
    • acquisition of a majority stake in Rough Country, a provider of automobile parts and suspension systems.
  • Negotiated hundreds of confidentiality agreements on behalf of clients reviewing potential transactions.

Areas of Practice