Josh RatnerJoshRatner
Partner, Private Equity
Josh Ratner is a partner in the Private Equity practice and is based in the firm’s New York office. Josh represents private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, family offices, venture capital funds, hedge funds and operating companies. He works with clients across various industries including consumer products, healthcare, financial services, technology, fitness, food, vitamins and supplements.
REPRESENTATIONS
ICG in connection with the sale of its interests in Ambient Enterprises.
Millstreet Capital Management in connection with the restructuring of AYR Wellness and the acquisition of cannabis businesses throughout the country.
Charlesbank in connection with its acquisition of Shape Technologies.
KKR in connection with a strategic partnership with Samsung SDS.
Paladin Capital in connection with the sale of its interests in IriusRisk, S.L.to Threatmodeler.
Cadre Holdings, parent company of Safariland, in connection with its acquisition of Alien Gear Holsters and assets of Tedder Industries.
Brightwell Payments in connection with its sale to Marcura Crewpay Holding.
Morgan Stanley in connection with its investments in:
- TNT Crane and Rigging.
- Guardian Dentistry.
- Kare Partners.
- Leaf Home.First Street Entertainment (dba Department M) in connection with its acquisition of Neon Rated.
MACRO Media in connection with its acquisition of the ALLBLK streaming service from AMC Global Media.
The Sanborn in connection with the creation of a private membership club in Boca Raton.
Crossroads Health Management and its affiliates in connection with the sale of several skilled nursing facilities and the related issuance of tax-exempt revenue bonds.
Latin American private equity fund in connection with the acquisition of restaurant franchise business located across several countries.
APT Healthcare in connection with the acquisition of new strategic relationships and implementation of master service agreements.
Cano Health in connection with the acquisition of primary care practices.
Cennox Group in its acquisitions of:
- Bancsource.
- Fire King.
- Mick’s Vault.
- Merlin.
- Cashtester.
- Secusystems.
- ITech Installations Limited.GarMark Partners in connection with its investment in Chalk Couture Holdings.
LLR and its portfolio company Kemberton Healthcare in connection with a sale to Revecore and GrowthCurve Capital.
Kroll in connection with delivery of a fairness opinion relating to a merger transaction.
Morgan Stanley and its Next Level Fund in connection with a venture capital investment.
Nautic Partners and its portfolio company Innovative Renal Care in connection with its acquisition of American Renal Associates Holdings and related co-investment transactions.
TA Associates on the sale of its portfolio company Paula’s Choice to Conopco, an affiliate of Unilever.
Smarty Pants Vitamins on its sale to Conopco, an affiliate of Unilever.
The Ziegenfelder Company on its sale to Armstrong Holdings.
Titan Home Improvement in connection with the:
- Acquisition of Paradise Home Improvement.
- Acquisition of Home Smart Industries.York Capital in connection with the:
- Investment in Soccer Post.
- Growth investment in AMC Health.
- Acquisition of APT Healthcare.
- Acquisition of Curio Brands.
- Acquisition of Cennox Holdings Limited.
- Acquisition of Good Feet and Dr.’s Own.
- Carve-out and acquisition of Mode Transportation from Hub Group.
- Acquisition of one of the largest franchisees in the Planet Fitness system.
- Acquisition from Chevron of Gulf of Mexico shallow-water oil wells.
- Acquisition and development of a gas-to-liquids plant.
- Acquisition and development of American Car Center and its securitization transactions.
- Acquisition of the Houlihan’s restaurants and the subsequent purchase of a series of restaurants from its largest franchisee.
- Acquisition and development of Peachtree Hills, a continuing care retirement community in Georgia.
- Acquisition of The Bay Club and its subsequent sale.
- Acquisition and building of several age-restricted and other residential communities.
- Acquisition and subsequent sale of 12 car dealerships in California.
- Acquisition and subsequent sale of a flotation device company for offshore oil rigs.
- Acquisition of Shell Vacations, a timeshare vacation company, and its subsequent sale to Wyndham.
- Acquisition of a discount retailer.
- Creation of a lending platform and its subsequent sale to Medley Capital.
- Acquisition of a mothballed ethylene plant, its conversion to a propane dehydrogenation plant, a public offering as an MLP and its subsequent sale to Flint Hills.
- Acquisition and subsequent sale of Smith Brothers.MeadWestvaco with respect to its $375 million sale of its Containerboard Division to Smurfit-Stone.
Kismet Commerce and its affiliates in connection with a Series A capital raise.
Curio Brands in its recapitalization, equity issuances and ongoing corporate matters.
Frazier Healthcare and its portfolio company OHI Orthotics in connection with certain refinancing and equity transactions.
Duff & Phelps, a leading provider of independent financial advisory and investment banking services, with respect to its initial public offering of approximately $133 million of Class A Common Stock.
NYMEX Holdings, the largest physical commodity-based futures exchange and clearinghouse in the world, with respect to its initial public offering of $383.5 million of common stock.
Hickory Recovery Network in connection with various matters.
American Car Center in connection with various matters.
Cord Grass Holdings in connection with several potential investments.
The Good Feet Store in connection with general corporate matters.
NYMEX Holdings in connection with quarterly and annual disclosure documents, including Forms 10-Q and 10-K filings, quarterly press releases and proxy statements for annual shareholders meetings.
U.K.-based fund in connection with a new capital call facility.
Huntsman Advanced Materials, an affiliate of Huntsman Holdings, with respect to its issuance of $350 million senior notes issued in connection with its acquisition of the Vantico group of companies.
* Matters may have been handled prior to joining Paul Hastings.