Josh Morris

Josh advises private equity sponsors, their portfolio companies and strategic clients on a range of complex business transactions, including domestic and cross-border M&A, leveraged buyouts, minority investments, equity financings, carve outs, divestitures, and general corporate and governance matters.

Before attending law school, Josh served in the US Army from 2011 to 2019, rising to the rank of captain. During his service, among other accolades, he earned the Ranger Tab and Parachutist Badge, completed the Army Reconnaissance Course (ASI 7R), and was awarded the Army Commendation Medal.

Josh’s representative matters include advising:

• Arsenal Capital Partners on its acquisition of the ThermoSafe business unit of Sonoco Products Company for up to $725 million*
• Kinderhook Industries on its:
• Acquisition of Continental Auto Parts*
• Acquisition of Auto-Wares*
• Auto-Wares, a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, in connection with equity financing relating to its acquisition of Moog Louisville*
• Continental Auto Parts, a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, in connection with its acquisition of KSI Trading*
• Primal Pet Foods, a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, in connection with its sale to Pure Treats*
• AbsoluteCare, a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, in connection with securing $135 million in equity financing from certain investors*
• Capital Waste Services in connection with its:
• Acquisition of Dumpster Depot*
• Acquisition of Tennessee Waste Haulers*
• KKR-backed Genesis Care and its affiliates on their Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases and sales of GenesisCare’s U.S. radiation oncology assets*
• citizenM in connection with its approximately $355 million sale of its lifestyle brand “citizenM” to Marriott International, which includes potential additional consideration of up to $110 million*
• Monomoy Capital Partners in connection with its approximately $315 million sale of Sportech to Patrick Industries*
• Davidson Kempner Capital Management on the formation of Kindley Re and related transactions with Kuvare Holdings*
• Cressey & Company on its acquisition of the InterMed Group*
• Everise, a portfolio company of Brookfield and Warburg Pincus, on its acquisition of the healthcare and utility business verticals of Continuum Global Solutions, a customer services management company, from Skyview Capital*
• Ryan Transactional in connection with its acquisition of Socius Insurance Services*
• L Catterton on its investment in AmaWaterways*

* Representation handled before joining Cooley