Joe Maurantonio represents private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on corporate transactions.

Joe advises clients on complex and cross-border transactions, including:

  • Mergers, acquisitions, and dispositions
  • Minority investments
  • Co-investments
  • Carve-outs
  • Reorganizations
  • General corporate matters

Joe brings a unique understanding of his clients’ perspectives, having completed a seven-month secondment to CVC Capital Partners in New York in 2019.

Prior to joining Latham, Joe was a corporate associate at another leading international law firm in New York.

Joe's experience includes advising:

  • Aurora Resurgence Management Partners and Equity Group Investments in the sale of SIRVA, Inc.*
  • Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC (a portfolio company of Lindsay Goldberg) in its US$1.625 billion sale to Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.*
  • Centerbridge Partners and its portfolio company True Food Kitchen in the receipt of a US$100 million investment from HumanCo and MannaTree Partners*
  • Cherwell Software LLC in its sale to Ivanti, Inc. (a portfolio company of Clearlake Capital and TA Associates)*
  • CIIG Capital Partners II, Inc., a SPAC sponsored by CIIG Management II LLC, in its business combination with Zapp Electric Vehicles Ltd. that implied a combined enterprise value of US$573 million*
  • CVC Capital Partners in its acquisitions of:
    • Radwell International*
    • A significant minority stake in CFGI, in a transaction that valued CFGI at US$1.9 billion and CFGI’s acquisition of PAS Financial Advisory AG*
  • CVC Growth Partners in:
    • Its acquisition of a majority stake in Icario, Inc.*
    • The acquisition by Partners Group of a significant minority investment in VelocityEHS*
  • EQT Infrastructure in its sale of Synagro Technologies, Inc.*
  • Everstream Solutions LLC (a portfolio company of Infrabridge) in the sale of its all-fiber network in the St. Louis metropolitan area*
  • Fiera Infrastructure in its investment in Conterra Networks and, together with APG Group, in the acquisition of the equity interests not already owned by Fiera in Conterra Networks*
  • Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division in its acquisition and subsequent sale of Restaurant Technologies*
  • GPSi Holdings, LLC (a portfolio company of Falconhead Capital, LLC) in its sale to Ingersoll-Rand plc*
  • GS Acquisition Holdings Corp II, a SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of Goldman Sachs, in its US$2.6 billion business combination with Mirion Technologies, Inc. (at the time, a portfolio company of Charterhouse Capital Partners)*
  • Hayfin Capital Management in its acquisition through a credit bid of substantially all the assets of Avadim Health, Inc., via a 363 asset sale in a chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding*
  • HighPost Capital in its investment in Front Row Group*
  • iFIT Health & Fitness Inc. (a portfolio company of L Catterton) in its sale of Sweat Group Pty Ltd*
  • InfraRed Capital Partners on the sale of a minority stake in LiveOak Fiber, LLC to MEAG*
  • Intermedix Corporation (a portfolio company of Thomas H. Lee Partners) in its US$460 million sale to R1 RCM Inc.*
  • J.C. Flowers in its acquisition of a majority stake in iLendingDIRECT*
  • Oak Hill Capital Partners and its portfolio company EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants in its acquisition of Integro Holdings Inc.*
  • OMERS in its acquisition of a controlling stake in Premise Health Holding Corp.*
  • PSG in its acquisition of a majority stake in Traliant, LLC*
  • Steward Health Care in its sales of various regional hospital networks in connection with its chapter 11 cases*
  • Sun Life Financial Inc. in its acquisition of a majority stake in Bentall GreenOak*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • New York

Education

  • JD, Georgetown University Law Center, 2017
  • BS in Business Administration, Fordham University, Gabelli School of Business, 2014
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