Ropes & Gray represented Audax Private Equity in the transaction.
Audax Private Equity acquired Monarch Landscape Companies, from One Rock Capital Partners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Monarch Landscape is a Los Angeles-based commercial landscape management firm. Audax Group is a leading alternative investment manager with offices in Boston, New York, and San Francisco. Since its founding in 1999, the firm has raised over $30 billion in capital.
The Ropes & Gray team was led by private equity partner Chau Le (Picture) and associate Reed Harasimowicz, and included leverage finance partner Gregory Bauer, tax partner Lee Allison, benefits partner Jennifer Rikoski, litigation & enforcement partner Thomas Brown, benefits counsel Stephanie Bruce, mergers & acquisitions counsel Thomas Burke, real estate counsel Annise Maguire and litigation & enforcement counsel Steven Kaye and Patrick Welsh.
Involved fees earner: Lee Allison – Ropes & Gray; Gregory Bauer – Ropes & Gray; Thomas Brown – Ropes & Gray; Stephanie Bruce – Ropes & Gray; Thomas Burke – Ropes & Gray; Reed Harasimowicz – Ropes & Gray; Steven Kaye – Ropes & Gray; Minh-Chau Le – Ropes & Gray; Annise Maguire – Ropes & Gray; Jennifer Rikoski – Ropes & Gray; Patrick Welsh – Ropes & Gray;
Law Firms: Ropes & Gray;
Clients: Monarch Landscape Companies;
