Ian N. Bushner

About Ian N. Bushner

Ian is the Head of US Private Capital and a trusted advisor for clients on their most complex business transactions with a focus on private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies. He regularly structures, negotiates and executes a full spectrum of complex domestic and cross-border deals across the capital structure throughout the stages of a company’s life cycle.

Some of the largest, most sophisticated investors and dealmakers across the US, Europe and Asia engage Ian to efficiently execute deals, where he brings a laser-like focus to the core commercial issues and speaks the language of business. Leveraging his experience and the firm’s industry, geographic and regulatory insights, he distills — in real time — complex legal, financial and transactional landscapes into practical, actionable risk assessments for clients. Consistently bringing innovation and creativity to solve client problems, Ian has a reputation for inventing new and bespoke transaction structures, securities and products.

Ian’s commitment to maintaining a client and people first practice has earned him a reputation of trusted friend and advisor, as well as a skilled lawyer.  As the manager of key private equity relationships and co-founder of a significant, private equity-focused office of a leading global law firm, Ian has a track record of recruiting, developing and leading teams of world-class lawyers and other advisors to serve the most demanding consumers of legal advice.

Ian is dedicated to the professional and social responsibilities of lawyers to be forces for positive change in the industry and society. He serves as a mentor and diversity champion, maintaining an active and award-winning pro bono practice, including providing sophisticated counsel to US and global non-profits on social entrepreneurship, complex business transactions, public-private partnerships and development finance. He has also represented clients on civil rights and religious freedom matters, Special Immigrant Visa appeals for immigrants from Afghanistan and appeals for denial of benefits from disabled US military veterans.

Recent work

Healthcare and Life Sciences

• CVC on its $925m global carve-out acquisition of Therakos from Mallinckrodt
• TPG Capital in connection with its majority investment in Confluent Medical Technologies, a materials science, development and manufacturing partner to medical device OEMs
• Apollo in connection with its strategic partnership and financing of the physician-led buyout of GI Alliance, the nation’s largest GI practice valued at $2.2bn
• Patient Square Capital and Elevage Medical Technologies on its investment in 4basebio
• TPG Growth in connection with its strategic investment in Compass Surgical Partners, an independent full-service ambulatory surgery center (ASC) development and management partner
• Patient Square Capital as lead investor on the $226.5m Series C financing round of Apollo Therapeutics, a portfolio biopharmaceutical company focused on translating fundamental medical research into medicines through a hub-and-spoke approach
• Patient Square in connection with the creation of Elevage Medical Technologies, a platform dedicated to supporting medical device and technology companies
• Elevage Medical Technologies and Patient Square in connection with multiple transactions, including Elevage’s investment as lead investor on the $80m Series C financing round of Elucid, an AI-powered imaging analysis software provider
• TPG Capital in connection with its investment in Monogram Health, a kidney disease-focused benefit management and care delivery company, including Monogram’s $160m Series B funding and $375m Series C growth capital raise
• American Academy of Professional Coders, a leader in training and certification for the business of healthcare, in connection with multiple financings
• Bain Capital Private Equity in its investment in Surgery Partners and equity commitment of $760m in its National Surgical Healthcare acquisition
• A healthcare investment firm in the formation and subsequent investments to support medical device companies
• TPG Growth and TPG Healthcare in connection with healthcare and life sciences investments
• A private equity sponsor in connection with the proposed acquisition of an ambulatory surgical center
• Biorez, a medical device start-up, in its sale to CONMED
• American Academy of Professional Coders, a leader in training and certification for the business of healthcare, in connection with multiple financings
• Bain Capital Private Equity in its investment in Surgery Partners and equity commitment of $760m in its National Surgical Healthcare acquisition
• A private equity sponsor in connection with its investments in the specialty pharma industry
• Baxter in the spinoff of its biopharmaceuticals business Baxalta
• OmniClaim, a healthcare cost containment and payment integrity solutions provider, in its sale to Equian, a portfolio company of New Mountain Capital
• A healthcare technology and education provider in connection with strategic financings
• A European public company in connection with the sale of its commercial bioagricultural business and entry into a long-term global alliance with a Fortune 500 company
• A European public company in the life sciences industry in its $1.2bn tender offer for a NYSE-listed global biocides business
• A public medical products manufacturer in its $441m sale in a contested tender offer

Energy and Infrastructure

• Indo-Pacific Partnership for Prosperity (IP3) in leading the formation of a new coalition with Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), KKR and other global investors to accelerate infrastructure investments in the emerging market partner economies of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
• Ascendant Capital in connection with financing of data center and network services provider DC BLOX
• TPG Rise Climate Fund in connection with its $150m investment in Palmetto, a leading technology-enabled clean energy platform
• Wafra in connection with its partnership with fiber infrastructure developer and operator Intermountain Infrastructure Group
• TPG’s Rise Fund in its strategic investment in Climavision, a weather tech services and intelligence platform
• A private equity sponsor in connection with its proposed acquisition of an OEM in the electric vehicle charging space
• Ascendant Capital in connection with its Southeastern long-haul dark fiber asset transaction with Bain Capital, Post Road and DC BLOX
• A private equity sponsor in connection with its proposed acquisition of a transportation logistics business
• TPG Rise Climate Fund in connection with growth investment and buyout transactions
• Ascendant Capital in connection with multiple financings involving DC BLOX, an owner-operator of data centers and dark fiber solutions
• A private equity sponsor in connection with a JV in the digital infrastructure space
• 8minute Solar Energy in connection with multiple transactions, including its $400m financing from EIG
• A private equity sponsor in connection with a proposed data center and landbank development project
• Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village in connection with development and construction of Gigawatt Global’s 8.5MW solar PV project in Rwanda
• A private equity sponsor in connection with its acquisition of an international satellite manufacturer
• Private equity sponsors in investments in the distribution industry
• A private equity sponsor in connection with a JV in the aviation industry
• Public utilities in connection with 363 sales in the energy industry
• A Fortune 100 company in the automotive industry in its $23.1bn initial public offering (then the largest in history), $1.7bn public secondary offering of common stock, $175m registered Dutch auction for warrants and $4.5bn placement of senior unsecured notes

Technology, Media and Telecoms

• A private equity sponsor in connection with its leveraged buyout of a utility locating company
• Inteliquent, a publicly listed interconnection partner for communications service providers, in its $800m sale to GTCR and Onvoy
• I.G. Capital in its investment in Cleo Communications, an ecosystem integration software company
• Conga (f/k/a Apttus), a Thoma Bravo-backed SaaS revenue life cycle management provider, in connection with multiple transactions and general corporate matters
• A private equity sponsor in connection with its acquisition of a government contracts wireless telecommunications provider
• Private equity sponsors in investments in the cable and telecom industries
• Private equity sponsors in potential investments in the music and sports television industries
• A private equity sponsor in its sale of a streaming media software portfolio company
• An information technology company providing services to government and commercial enterprises in its sale to a private equity fund
• A Fortune 100 company in the defense industry in its acquisition of a wireless communications software provider

Financial Services

• Madison Dearborn Partners in connection with its $1.8bn take-private acquisition of Moneygram
• TPG in connection with its investment in fintech saving and investing app Acorns, including TPG’s lead role in Acorns’s $300m private funding round
• TPG in connection with the acquisition by Acorns of the UK’s GoHenry, a fintech focused on 6- to 18-year-olds
• I.G. Capital in its carve-out acquisition of Buck Consultants from Conduent
• Private equity sponsors in connection with their investments in insurance and reinsurance companies
• Private equity sponsors in investments in notes in the investment services industry

Consumer and Retail

• TPG Growth in its investment in Beauty for All Industries, including the ipsy and BoxyCharm beauty subscription brands
• Moon Valley Nurseries, a family-owned, vertically integrated large tree and shrub nursery, in connection with its $775m transaction with Stonecourt Capital
• Bain Capital Private Equity in its acquisition of Varsity Brands
• Bain Capital Private Equity and Bow Street in their $500m acquisition of leading online jeweler Blue Nile
• Centerbridge in connection with its investment in Heartland Food Products, its carve-out acquisition of Splenda from Johnson & Johnson and its exit from Heartland
• Fortune Brands Home & Security in its $600m tender offer for Norcraft Companies, a leading publicly owned manufacturer of kitchen and bathroom cabinetry
• A private equity sponsor in its acquisition of a private company in the home security industry
• A private equity sponsor in its acquisition of a kiosk operator
• A private equity portfolio company in the foodservice industry in its $1.4bn Debt IPO exchange offer for senior notes

Industrials

• Centerbridge in connection with its acquisition of IPS, a manufacturer of supplies for construction and industrial applications
• A private equity sponsor connection with its acquisition of a specialty paper and adhesives manufacturer
• Bain Capital Private Equity in its $3.2bn carve-out acquisition of Diversey Care from Sealed Air
• Taminco, a NYSE-listed company in the chemicals industry, and its largest shareholder, Apollo Global Management, in their $2.8bn sale to Eastman Chemical
• A private equity sponsor in connection with its investments in an international tool manufacturer
• A private equity sponsor in the global carve-out acquisition of a specialty chemicals business
• A Fortune 100 company in the defense industry in its $360m tender offer for a blast-protected vehicle manufacturer

Pro Bono

• Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village in connection with investments and other ventures, including a large solar power project and sustainable housing developments in Rwanda
• Non-profit organizations in connection with public-private partnerships involving digital access development and transformation in Africa and Southeast Asia
• Non-profit organizations and individuals in the US in connection with civil rights litigation
• Non-profit organizations in connection with social entrepreneurship initiatives, including for-/non-profit hybrid structures
• Non-profit organizations and individuals in connection with immigration matters, including the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program
• Non-profit organizations and individuals in connection with disability matters, including appeals for disabled service veterans

*This deal list includes some matters that Ian completed prior to joining Freshfields.