Ropes & Gray Advises The Rise Fund on its Majority Investment in Outcomes First Group

In The News
December 21, 2023

Ropes & Gray has advised The Rise Fund, TPG’s multi-sector global impact investing strategy, on a definitive agreement with Stirling Square Capital Partners to acquire a majority investment in Outcomes First Group (“OFG”), a UK-based provider of best-in-class education to young people and adults with autism, learning disabilities, and other complex Special Education Needs (“SEN”). The Rise Fund is making a majority investment, with leading global alternative investment firm Investcorp making a minority investment.

OFG is one of the UK’s leading SEN providers, operating high quality schools that serve over 3,000 students between 3-25 years of age.

The Rise Funds are a core pillar of TPG Rise, TPG's global impact investing platform. The Rise Fund’s latest investment is consistent with its longstanding focus on driving positive social impact and improved access to quality services across the education and healthcare industries.

The Ropes & Gray team was led by private equity partners Shona Ha and John Newton, with support from associates Joshua Nicholson, Victoria Srivastava, Nicholas Tallon and Luke Wetmore. Additional support was provided by finance partner Alex Robb, counsel Ana Biloglav and associate Chad Parkinson; litigation & enforcement counsel Tom Jackson, associates Olivia Bennett and Michael Harris; private equity real estate partner David Seymour, associate Harriet Banner and trainee Iain Fox; tax partner Chris Agnoli and associate Benjamin Wonnacott; and associate Robyn Bond and trainee Marina Sultonova (data, privacy & cybersecurity).