Cases
Experience: Since joining Sheppard Mullin, some of Josh's representative transactions have included:
Joseph Phelps Vineyards, one of the best-known California wine makers, in its pending sale to MoEt Hennessy, the world-leading luxury wine
spirits division of LVMH.
Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. in its pending sale of two Connecticut health systems to Yale New Haven Health, including the health systems' related businesses, real estate assets, physician clinic operations
outpatient services.
Fortistar, a privately owned investment firm,
its portfolio company OPAL Fuels LLC, a leading vertically integrated producer
distributor of renewable natural gas, in its combination with ArcLight Clean Transition Corp. II (Nasdaq: ACTD), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), that will result in OPAL Fuels becoming a publicly listed company with a value of $1.75 billion.
Prior to joining Sheppard Mullin, some of Josh's representative transactions included:
H.I.G. Capital Management in its sale of Quicken Holdings, LLC, a leading provider of personal financial management software
services, to an investment affiliate of Aquiline Capital Partners.
Janus International Group, Inc. (NYSE: JBI) (Janus), a global manufacturer
supplier of turn-key building solutions
new access control technologies for the self-storage industry, in its acquisition of DBCI, a manufacturer of steel roll-up doors
building products for both the commercial
self-storage industries
a part of Cornerstone Building Br
s (NYSE: CNR).
Clearlake Capital Group in its acquisitions of:
Valcour Packaging LLC (Mold-Rite Plastics), a leading provider of high-quality plastic packaging components, from affiliates of Irving Place Capital.
Springs Window Fashions from affiliates of AEA Investors, LP
British Columbia Investment Management Corporation.
BakeMark USA, a manufacturer
distributor of bakery ingredients, products
supplies, from Pamplona Capital Management.
TKE Holdings, Inc. (Dimora Br
s), which designs, distributes
manufactures cabinet hardware, door hardware, faucets, accessories
other related products from The Jordan Company.
The Wellness Pet Food Holdings Company, Inc., a global supplier of a family of premium pet food
treat br
s, from affiliates of Berwind Corporation.
PriSo Holding Corporation (PrimeSource), a provider of construction fastening solutions
other complementary special building products, from Platinum Equity Capital Partners.
IXS Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of coating solutions
vehicle upfit services to OEMs, the automotive aftermarket,
diversified industrial end markets, from Olympus Partners.
Pretium Packaging, a leading full-service designer
manufacturer of rigid packaging solutions for specialized applications, from Genstar Capital
other institutional
private investors.
Team Technologies Holding Company, a leading manufacturer, developer,
distributor in the dental, oral, cosmetic
personal care industries, from The Riverside Company
other institutional
private investors.
ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc., a global specialty materials platform that provides thermal management, emissions control, filtration, fire protection
energy solutions for a variety of end markets
applications.
Wheel Pro Holdings, LLC, a leading designer, marketer,
distributor of br
ed automotive aftermarket wheels, performance tires,
accessories.
Pretium Packaging in its acquisition of Alpha Consolidated Holdings Inc., a manufacturer of plastic bottles
jars for personal care products, pharmaceuticals, nutritional supplements, household chemicals, automotive chemicals
specialty foods, from affiliates of Irving Place Capital.
PrimeSource Building Products Inc. in its acquisitions of:
WHP Holdco Inc. (Wolf Home Products), which supplies kitchen cabinets
building products, including decking, deck rails, trim boards
PVC siding, from affiliates of Tenex Capital Management.
NWI Enterprises, Inc. (Nationwide Industries), which supplies specialty hardware to OEMs, distributors,
installers in the fence
gate, railing,
patio markets from The Harbour Group.
Riggs Distler & Company, Inc. in its $855 million sale to Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.'s (NYSE: SWX) wholly-owned subsidiary, Centuri Group, Inc.
Oaktree Capital Portfolio Company J&J Ventures Gaming LLC in its acquisition of Illinois Gaming Systems LLC, a video gaming terminal operator.
Oaktree Capital Management in its equity investment in WHP Global, a new br
management platform,
WHP's acquisitions of (i) global fashion br
Anne Klein
(ii) a controlling interest in Tru Kids Inc., parent company to the iconic Toys 'R' Us, Babies 'R' Us, Geoffrey the Giraffe br
s,
more than 20 established related consumer toy
baby br
s.
Madison Dearborn Partners
its portfolio company Performance Health in the sale of its Biofreeze br
to Reckitt Benckiser Group.
Lionbridge AI in $935 million sale to TELUS International, a subsidiary of TELUS Corporation (T-TSX
NYSE-TU)
a provider of digital customer experience (CX) innovator that designs, builds
delivers next-generation solutions for global
disruptive br
s.
Founders of MediaAlpha, including CEO
co-founder Steven Yi, in connection with MediaAlpha's IPO.
Open Road Capital
Bain Capital Credit in the formation of a strategic partnership to make long-term equity investments in automobile, heavy truck, recreational vehicle
heavy equipment dealerships
other transportation companies.
Industrial Growth Partners in its acquisitions of:
ASPEQ Heating Group LLC, a St. Louis, Missouri based manufacturer of highly engineered electric-heating
thermal-management technologies.
Electric Power Systems International, Inc., a leading provider of outsourced electrical engineering, testing, repair
maintenance services.
Industrial Growth Partners in its sales of
Integrated Global Services, Inc., a leading provider of highly engineered, proprietary surface protection solutions
technologies, to an investment affiliate of J.F. Lehman & Company.
IOTA Engineering, a leading manufacturer of back-up power supply equipment for commercial, industrial
institutional emergency lighting applications, to Acuity Br
s, Inc.
Grakon Parent Inc. to Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:MEI), a global developer of custom engineered
application-specific products
solutions.
Southern Petroleum Laboratories, Inc., a portfolio company of Industrial Growth Partners, in its purchase of the laboratory
measurement services business of B
ed Iron U.S. Inc.
GI Partners, a leading middle-market alternative asset manager, on the sale of a passive, non-voting minority stake in its business to Blackstone's (NYSE: BX) Strategic Capital Group.
Mycom Group Limited, a leading global provider of cloud native assurance, automation
analytics software suites for communications service providers
managed service providers
enterprises, in its sale to Inflexion Private Equity.
Coriant in its sale to Infinera, provider of Intelligent Transport Networks.
Shamrock Capital Advisors, LLC in its sale of Giant Creative Holding, LLC, a leading provider of advertising services for pharmaceutical, biotech, consumer health, medical device
diagnostic companies.
Bain Capital Private Equity on its acquisition of a majority stake in US LBM, a leading distributor of specialty building materials,
US LBM in its acquisition of American Construction Source, a leading national building materials distribution platform for custom home builders
repair
remodel contractors.
Bain Capital in its acquisition of Dealer Tire, LLC, a national leader in replacement tire distribution for automotive dealerships,
Dealer Tire in its acquisition of Dent Wizard, the largest national provider of automotive reconditioning services
vehicle protection products.
