Rohith A. Parasuraman

Rohith Parasuraman is a partner in the firm’s Private Equity group. Rohith advises private equity firms and their portfolio companies on M&A and other complex transactions, including leveraged buyouts, carveouts, cross-border transactions, and joint ventures, in addition to general company representation.

Rohith takes a business-focused approach to advising clients, with the goal of developing efficient and actionable solutions to address clients’ needs. He finds creative solutions to complex transactional issues, working side-by-side with clients throughout the life cycle of their investments.

Rohith has experience across a broad range of industries, including aerospace and defense, government services, technology, manufacturing, industrials, healthcare, consumer products, and energy. His representative experience includes advising:

• The Brydon Group
  • in the acquisition and combination of Renesan and Visonex, two leading providers of innovative, cloud-based software for dialysis clinics across the U.S.
  • in the acquisition of Peak Performance Solutions, a leading provider of training, compliance and audit software to federal, state and local law enforcement agencies
  • in the acquisition of NATA CS, a provider of personnel regulatory compliance software and solutions to the aviation sector
  • in the acquisition of MASS Group, a leading software as a service (SaaS) provider of asset, equipment, and inventory lifecycle management software to highly regulated industries
  • in the acquisition of Focus Learning, the provider of the VISION Training and Performance Support System, a compliance-based workforce training software platform for highly-regulated industries
  • in the acquisition of Estate Management Services
• Primus Capital Partners
  • in its acquisition of Prendio, a cloud-based SaaS eProcurement software and supplier marketplace provider for life sciences, and sister company BioProcure, a provider of procure-to-pay support services for biotech
  • in its sale of Payspan, a healthcare electronic payment and reimbursement automation services provider, to Zelis
  • in its sale of SkillSurvey, a provider of skills verification and digital reference checking, to iCIMS
  • in its strategic investment in Purple Lab, a health technology and analytics company
  • in its acquisition of CORL/Meditology, a provider of information risk management, cybersecurity, privacy, and regulatory compliance services for the healthcare industry
• A leading global investment banking, securities, and investment management firm
  • in the acquisition of Apexon, a digital technology services and platform solutions company, by its portfolio company Infostretch
  • in the acquisition of Cprime, leading global Agile, product, and technology consulting company, together with Everstone Capital Partners
• JMI Equity
  • in the recapitalization, along with Warburg Pincus, of its portfolio company Bloomerang, the leading donor, volunteer, and fundraising management software platform, and the acquisition by Bloomerang of Qgiv
  • in the recapitalization, along with a leading global investment firm, of its portfolio company Level Access, an end-to-end digital accessibility solution provider for businesses and organizations, and the combination of Level Access with eSSENTIAL Accessibility
  • in the recapitalization, along with Onex, of its portfolio company Unanet, the leading provider of project-based ERP and CRM solutions for government contractors and architecture, engineering and construction firms
• Lime Rock New Energy
  • in the acquisition of Power TakeOff, a software-enabled energy efficiency services company
  • in the sale of Qmerit, a provider of turnkey installation, integration, and maintenance services to individuals and small businesses shifting to electric vehicles and other energy transition technologies
• NEORIS, in the acquisition of ForeFront, one of Salesforce’s top partners and a globally recognized innovator in Cloud consulting and implementation service
• The Carlyle Group
  • in its acquisition of IST Research and Two Six Labs, which have combined to form Two Six Technologies, Inc., a technology-focused provider to the intelligence community, Department of Defense, and other critical US national security customers*
  • and Stellex, and portfolio company Titan in the acquisition from Huntington Ingalls Inc. of its San Diego shipyard assets*
  • in its acquisition of a majority stake in Victory Innovations, a manufacturer of cordless electrostatic sprayers used to disinfect offices, airplanes, schools, and other businesses*
  • and Stellex in the acquisitions of Vigor Industrials and MHI Holdings, as well as the creation of Titan Acquisition Holdings, a leading provider of ship repair and specialty fabrication services to government and commercial customers*
  • in its acquisition of Novetta Solutions, a government contractor providing software and IT services, from Arlington Capital Partners*
  • in its US$4.15 billion acquisition from Johnson & Johnson of Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, a global provider of solutions for screening and confirming diseases*
• Novolex Holdings, LLC,  a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group
• in its US$2.3 billion acquisition of The Waddington Group from Newell Brands, Inc.
• in its acquisition of Shields Bag and Printing Co., a leading manufacturer of custom-engineered flexible packaging products* 
• Veyance Technologies, Inc., a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group, in connection with its US$1.9 billion sale to Continental AG*
• Nesco Holdings in its US$1.475 billion acquisition of Custom Truck One Source and partnership with Platinum Equity*
• PAE, a Platinum Equity portfolio company
  • in connection with its US$1.55 billion deSPAC merger with Gores Holdings III*
  • in its acquisition of FCi Federal, a leading provider of adjudication support and process management services for the US government*
• Platinum Equity
  • in its US$1.275 billion acquisition of Jostens, a provider of yearbooks, publications, jewelry, and consumer goods for the K-12 educational, college, and professional sports segments, from Newell Brands*
  • in its acquisition of the Hunterstown Power Plant, an 810-MW combined cycle gas turbine power plant located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in connection with a Ch. 11 bankruptcy process*
  • in connection with its US$860 million acquisition of PAE, a government contractor providing logistics, operations, infrastructure management, maintenance and repair, intelligence analysis, training, and business process outsourcing services primarily to the US government and allied governments*
• Onex and CPPIB in the sale of Gates Corporation to Blackstone for US$5.4 billion*
• Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in its US$2.3 billion sale of Mauser Group*
• Riverstone in the US$780 million sale of Wayne Fueling Systems to Dover Corporation*
• Avendra in its US$1.35 billion sale to Aramark*

*Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin.

Prior to joining Goodwin, Rohith was Counsel at Latham & Watkins. He previously served as the lead US corporate lawyer for Le Technology, Inc., a global technology company, where he was responsible for M&A, strategic investments, joint ventures, capital raising, and corporate finance.

Earlier in his career, Rohith was an M&A and corporate strategy associate at Morgan Stanley, where he was responsible for executing acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic investments. He started his legal career at Simpson Thacher.