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Joshua Nicholson is an associate in Ropes & Gray's private equity practice group. Prior to joining the firm, Joshua was an associate in the Johannesburg office of a leading African law firm.
Joshua has a broad range of experience advising private equity sponsors on domestic and international transactions, including acquisitions, carve-outs, reorganisations, joint ventures and minority investments, across the consumer goods and services, financial services, health care, education and technology sectors.
Experience
- Advised Lee Equity Partners on its majority investment in Arcadian Risk Capital, a provider of underwriting services for a range of risk management insurance products.
- Advised Partners Group on:
- its investment in GHO Capital Partners’ portfolio company Sterling Pharma Solutions, a global Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization; and
- its acquisition of a majority stake in FairJourney Biologics from GHO Capital Partners.
- Advised TPG’s The Rise Fund on its acquisition of Outcomes First Group, a UK-based provider of best-in-class education to young people and adults with autism, learning disabilities, and other complex Special Education Needs
- Advised TPG Growth on:
- its investment in Musixmatch, a leading global music data platform; and
- the sale of its investment in Onfido, a leading AI identification and authentication platform.
- Advised TSG Consumer Partners on its acquisition of Cadogan Tate, a premium moving and storage business, specialising in fine art.
- Advised Astorg on:
- its acquisition of the Fastmarkets business division of Euromoney Institutional Investor, as part of a £1.61bn acquisition of the financial publisher of Euromoney by Astorg and Epiris; and
- the demerger of Fastmarkets from Delinian, formerly known as Euromoney Institutional Investor plc.
- Advised Virtusa Corporation on its acquisition of BRIGHT, one of the largest elite partners to ServiceNow & Splunk in EMEA.
- Acted for a group of existing shareholders in the Tyme Group in relation to existing and additional investments in the Tyme Group, a digital bank operating in South African and South-East Asia.
Credentials
Disclaimer
Ropes & Gray International LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in Delaware, United States of America and is a recognised body regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (with registered number 521000).