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Winne joined Ropes & Gray in 2019 as an associate in the private equity transactions group in the firm’s corporate department. Winne’s practice focuses on representing private equity and strategic clients in a wide range of transactional matters, including public and private mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and advising private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in connection with their equity investments and general corporate matters.
Prior to joining Ropes & Gray, Winne was a corporate associate in the New York office of an international law firm.
Experience
- Represented New Mountain Capital in:
- the sale of its portfolio company Signify Health, a healthcare technology company, to CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) in a transaction valued at $8 billion.
- the $4.1 billion business combination of its portfolio company Cloudmed, a provider of revenue integrity and recovery solutions and revenue cycle management consulting, with R1 RCM (Nasdaq: RCM).
- the acquisitions by its portfolio company Smarter Technologies, an AI-powered healthcare revenue cycle management and administrative automation platform, of SmarterDx, a healthcare technology company, and Pieces Technologies, an artificial intelligence and software company.
- its acquisition of Machinify, a healthcare intelligence and payment integrity platform, and Machinify’s subsequent $670 million take-private acquisition of Performant Healthcare, a provider of payment integrity, eligibility and related analytics services.
- its $963 million take-private acquisition of Aegion Corporation (now Azuria), a provider of infrastructure maintenance, rehabilitation and protection solutions.
- its acquisition of Inframark, an infrastructure services company focused on operating and maintaining water and wastewater systems.
- the strategic combination of its portfolio companies, Azuria and Inframark, into a single-asset continuation vehicle.
- its acquisition of Tinuiti, an independent performance marketing firm focused on digital marketing and media.
- its acquisition of W2O Group (now Real Chemistry), a healthcare marketing and communications business.
- Represented Kohlberg & Company in:
- its $2.4 billion sale of ENTRUST Solutions Group, a utility services firm, to Leidos (NYSE: LDOS).
- its acquisition of CLEAResult, a provider of energy efficiency, energy transition and energy sustainability services.
- its acquisition of Engage PEO, a professional employer organization providing HR outsourcing solutions.
- Represented Genstar Capital in:
- its majority investment in Worldwide Facilities, a national wholesale insurance broker, and the subsequent sale of Worldwide Facilities to Amwins.
- its majority investment in Flourish Research, a clinical trial site management organization.
- Represented Avista Healthcare Partners in:
- its acquisition of XIFIN, a health information technology company.
- the agreement by its portfolio company Cosette Pharmaceuticals, a specialty pharmaceuticals company, to acquire Mayne Pharma (ASX: MYX) (transaction terminated).
- Represented Harvest Partners in its acquisition of Affordable Care, a dental support organization specializing in tooth replacement services.
- Represented TSG Consumer Partners in its acquisition of Saltair, a body care brand.
- Represented Aquiline Capital Partners in the formation of MDPanel, a workers’ compensation medical evaluation platform, through the acquisitions of California Medical Legal Specialists and California Medical Evaluators.
- Represented Mariner, a national financial services firm, in a significant minority growth investment by Neuberger Berman.
- Represented Inteva Products in the $755 million sale of its roof systems business to CIE Automotive.*
- Represented The Medicines Company in the $270 million sale of its infectious disease business to Melinta Therapeutics.*
*Experience prior to joining Ropes & Gray