Konrad Thallner joined Ropes & Gray in 2019 and is an associate in the firm’s private equity group. Konrad primarily represents private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in a wide range of domestic, cross-border and global corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, equity investments and corporate governance matters.

Konrad is a member of the firm’s Practice Technology Committee, which focuses on strategy and best practices for incorporating technology into attorneys’ daily practice.

Experience

  • Represented Advent International in its:
    • acquisition of PatientPoint, a point-of-care digital health company
    • investment in Fisher Investments, one of the world’s leading wealth management firms
    • strategic combination of NielsenIQ with GfK, resulting in the world’s leading consumer intelligence company
    • carveout acquisition of Nielsen’s Global Connect business
  • Represented New Mountain Capital in its:
    • acquisition by Real Chemistry of Spring & Bond, a healthcare-focused digital media agency
    • acquisition by Swoop of MyHealthTeams, the creator of one of the largest patient social networks in healthcare
    • spinout of Swoop from Real Chemistry and related separation matters, resulting in distinct go-forward platforms
    • simultaneous acquisition and combination of Donan and CCG IQ, resulting in Alpine Intel, a market leader in analytical claims services for the insurance industry
    • its merger of Ciox Health with Datavant, a healthcare data platform
  • Represented State Street Global Advisors in its investment in Ethic, a technology-driven asset management platform 
  • Represented of Aretex Capital Partners, in its sale of VettaFi, a data, analytics, digital distribution, and thought leadership company for the asset management industry, to TMX Group
  • Represented Sports Entertainment Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, in its combination with SGHC Limited, the parent company of Betway, to create a global gaming company that is listed on the New York Stock Exchange
  • Represented BPEA EQT, now EQT Asia, and its portfolio company Lumenis Ltd in the sale of Lumenis’s global surgical business to Boston Scientific Corporation
  • Represented CCMP Capital in the sale of its portfolio company Truck Hero, a leading provider of functional aftermarket accessories for pickup trucks and Jeeps, to a consortium led by L Catterton

Areas of Practice