TA and The Forge Companies Announce Strategic Partnership

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February 2, 2026

Ropes & Gray advised TA Associates, a leading global private equity firm, in its strategic partnership with The Forge Companies, a leading provider of financial services to personal injury law firms. The deal was announced in a Feb. 2 press release.

The team was led by private equity partner Christian Westra and private capital transactions associate Brandon Winer and included tax partner Alyssa Kollmeyer, employment, executive compensation & benefits partners Danna Kivell and Megan Bisk, employment, executive compensation & benefits counsel Jeff Battle, finance partner Michael Lee, private equity partner Deidre Johnson, asset management partner Keith MacLeod and counsel Jimena Acuna Smith, intellectual property transactions partner Jordan Altman, data, privacy & cybersecurity partner Ed McNicholas, and litigation & enforcement partner Kathryn Caldwell and counsel Heather Sprague.