Martin Ruhaak is a market-leading private equity lawyer who advises global sponsors and their portfolio companies on their most sophisticated and business-critical transactions. With a practice spanning leveraged buyouts, growth and minority investments, carve‑outs, consortium and co‑investment structures, and complex cross‑border acquisitions and dispositions, Martin is equally fluent in middle‑market and bulge‑bracket private equity and is a go‑to counselor for sponsors and management teams navigating high‑stakes, high‑speed deal environments. Clients turn to Martin for crisp, commercial judgment that pairs technical excellence with pragmatic, solutions‑oriented execution.
Martin is recognized for orchestrating creative structures that solve diligence, regulatory, tax and governance constraints while preserving value and certainty to close. He regularly guides clients through competitive auction dynamics, bespoke bi-lateral processes, and strategic joint ventures, as well as sponsor‑led secondary transactions—including single‑asset and multi‑asset continuation vehicles, GP‑led restructurings, preferred and structured equity solutions, minority recapitalizations, and other tailored liquidity options—and he has deep experience across the technology, healthcare, pharma and life sciences, insurance, financial services, consumer and industrials sectors. Martin’s portfolio company experience spans bolt‑on acquisitions, complex add‑ons and integrations, recapitalizations, and exit transactions. He works seamlessly with financing, tax, and regulatory specialists to drive certainty of execution, including antitrust and foreign‑investment clearances and complex separation/TSA planning.
A trusted advisor beyond the signing table, Martin counsels boards, investment committees and C‑suites on fiduciary duties, conflict management, governance, and risk allocation. Martin brings a practical, business‑first mindset grounded in deep market knowledge and relentless preparation. He tailors deal terms to each client’s risk profile and commercial objectives, building leverage where it matters and trading where it doesn’t. His collaborative approach helps counterparties solve problems without sacrificing client priorities, driving outcomes that are durable and efficient.
Experience
- Represented EQT Asia:
- Sale of AGS Health, LLC to Blackstone
- Acquisition of PageUp from Battery Ventures
- Acquisition of GeBBS Healthcare Solutions, a global provider of healthcare outsourcing solutions
- Acquisition of WSO2, a leading provider of digital technologies including application development and identity and access management enterprise software
- Acquisition of IMG Academy from Endeavor Group Holdings
- Acquisition of the US healthcare consulting business of Hinduja Global Solutions
- Sale of global surgical business of Lumenis Ltd. to Boston Scientific Corporation
- As a selling stockholder in the CAD$1.36 billion initial public offering of TELUS International, Inc.
- Acquisition of Straive, a global provider of technology-driven content and data solutions
- Represented General Atlantic:
- Acquisition of Eventus Wholehealth, a provider of integrated primary care, mental health, chronic care management and other medical services to patients of assisted living and skilled nursing facilities
- Acquisition of US Urology Partners, a provider of a comprehensive suite of practice management capabilities to its affiliated community-based urology practices
- Acquisition of New Jersey Urology from Summit Health
- Represented GHO Capital Partners:
- Acquisition of Two Labs LLC, a strategic consulting and commercialization provider to the biopharma industry, from Excellere Partners, and the subsequent combination of Two Labs LLC and Envision Pharma Group
- Acquisition of Genesis Research, a provider of tech-enabled research services to the life sciences industry
- Acquisition of Market Access Transformation, a provider of tech-enabled research services to the life sciences industry, by Genesis Research, a GHO portfolio company
- Represented The Vistria Group:
- Acquisition of Ora, an ophthalmic contract research organization
- Acquisition of Mission Healthcare, a provider of home health and hospice services
- Acquisition of Healthy Living Network, a provider of home health and hospice services
- Acquisition of Supplemental Healthcare, a healthcare provider staffing business
- Acquisition of Medalogix LLC and Muse Healthcare, data science and machine learning technology companies focused on the advancement of patient care within home health, palliative and hospice care settings
- Sale of Medalogix LLC to Berkshire Partners
- Acquisition of Beacon Specialized Living Services, a provider of residential healthcare services to individuals with I/DD, mental health and substance abuse disorders
- Acquisition of PantherRx, a specialty pharmacy focused on orphan drugs and rare and ultra-rare disease treatments
- Acquisition of Professional Health Care Network, a home healthcare management services company
- GP Investment from Hunter Point Capital and ADQ
- Investment in Sevita Health, a healthcare and human services provider offering community-based services to adults and children with behavioral and medical challenges, and subsequent continuation vehicle related to Sevita investment
- Formation and financing of a multi-asset continuation fund
- Represented The Vistria Group and Nautic Partners in the creation of Vital Caring Group, a home health joint venture platform and the acquisition of:
- Homecare Holdings, LLC, a provider of home health services
- Vital Health Care, a provider of home health services
- Kare in Home, a provider of home health services
- Represented Centerbridge Partners and The Vistria Group in the acquisition of Help at Home LLC, a provider of home and community-based care services, from Wellspring Capital, and the subsequent acquisitions of Adaptive Nursing and Healthcare Services, Community Care Systems, Edison Home Health Care, Preferred Home Care of New York and Recco Home Services by Help at Home LLC
- Represented BBH Capital Partners:
- Sale of DynaGrid Holdings to Macquarie Asset Management
- Acquisition of Continental Terminals, an operator of warehousing and value-added services for coffee and cocoa commodities, by RPM Group, a BBH portfolio company
- Acquisition of RPM Group, a supply chain logistics and warehousing provider for dry bulk commodities and general cargo
- Acquisition of The Granite Group, a distributor of plumbing, heating, cooling, water, and propane supplies to residential and commercial contractors
- Acquisition of American SprayTech, LLC, a contract filler of aerosol and bag-on-valve spray products for the personal care and OTC drug industries
- Acquisition of DynaGrid Holdings, a provider of substation and transmission line and drilling solutions to major utilities and municipalities, from CIC Partners
- Recapitalization of Quest Technology, an outsourced IT service provider
- Acquisition of Utility Pipeline, Ltd., a provider of natural gas distribution and related services serving residential, commercial and industrial markets in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Virginia and West Virginia*
- Recapitalization of Heniff Transportation Systems, a provider of liquid bulk transportation services*
- Acquisition of 700 Valve LLC, a distributor of specialty industrial valves for MRO use in industrial and energy-related applications*
- Acquisition and financing of Precision Terminal Logistics, an operator of transloading terminals*
- Represented QHP Capital:
- Acquisition of Copilot Provider Support Services, a pharmaceutical hub services platform.
- Formation of Continuation Fund for Catalyst Clinical Research, a global contract research organization providing full-service clinical development support for oncology-focused biotechs
- Acquisition of Vector Clinical Trials, a leading clinical research site network
- Represented Tiger Infrastructure Partners in its acquisition of ELM Utility Services, a provider of outsourced public utility locating services
- Represented Gryphon Investors:
- Acquisition of Orchid Underwriters Agency LLC, a managing general agency and managing general underwriting in the specialty property and casualty insurance market*
- Sale of Orchid Underwriters Agency LLC to TowerBrook Capital Partners*
- Represented PSP Partners:
- Acquisition of 3Q Digital, a performance and digital marketing agency*
- Merger of 3Q Digital with Dept Inc.
- Acquisition of Inseev Inc., a performance and digital marketing agency, by 3Q Digital
- Acquisition of Bushel Boy Farms, a greenhouse produce grower*
- Sale of Bushel Boy Farms to Rahr Corp.*
- Acquisition of E.B. Bradley & Co., a provider of specialty hardware and cabinetry for design and fabrication industries, from Industrial Opportunity Partners*
- Acquisition of Halo Branded Solutions, a developer and distributor of custom promotional products, from Compass Diversified Holdings, Inc.*
- Sale of Halo Branded Solutions to Audax Private Equity*
- Acquisition of Money Mailer LLC, a provider of data driven marketing solutions for small-to-medium sized businesses, from Madison Industries*
- Represented Onward Capital:
- Acquisition of PFI InStore, a retail display designer and manufacturer
- Acquisition of ATI Electrical Supply, an electrical distributor
- Acquisition of Domaille Engineering LLC, a precision engineering contract manufacturer for the aerospace, defense, and telecommunications industries*
- Acquisition of Connecticut Electric, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of specialty electrical components, from Thompson Street Capital Partners*
- Acquisition of Fluorescent Supply Co. Inc., a manufacturer of commercial lighting technologies*
- Sale of Domaille Engineering to Addman Engineering
- Represented Specialty 1 Dental in a preferred investment from Centerbridge Partners
- Represented Wind Point Partners in its investment in STG Logistics
- Represented Wynnchurch Capital in its acquisition of Labrie Environmental Group, a manufacturer of refuse collection vehicles and related parts