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EJ Risley

Eric J. Risley, Jr.

Associate
About

Eric J. Risley, Jr. (E.J.) focuses his practice on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, equity and debt financings, joint ventures, and a range of other general corporate matters, primarily representing private equity funds and their portfolio companies and other corporate clients. E.J. advises clients in a broad range of industries, including healthcare, insurance, business and consumer services, data security, food and beverage, technology, and software.

Prior to joining DLA Piper, E.J. was a Managing Associate in the M&A and Private Equity group of the Boston office of a global law firm, where he advised private equity funds and their portfolio companies, venture capital funds, and other corporate clients with a range of transactions and matters, including mergers and acquisitions, early- and late-stage venture capital investments, and general corporate matters.

Bar admissionsMassachusettsTexas

EXPERIENCE

EXPERIENCE

E.J.’s representative transactions include:

  • Abry Partners and its portfolio companies in multiple transactions involving:
    • CloudWave, a cloud and managed services provider for healthcare;
    • Dr. Dental, one of the largest regional dental service organizations in the Northeast;
    • Blue Mantis (formerly GreenPages), a leading regional provider of managed services and managed public cloud services;
    • HealthEZ, which designs, implements and manages self-insured plans for businesses that are seeking to provide high quality health plans for employees while also controlling healthcare costs;
    • Recovery Point Systems, a nationwide leader in cloud-based business resilience services; and
    • StackPath, a cloud computing and services provider.

     

  • ICV Partners in connection with its acquisition of Desi Fresh Foods, a leading producer of dahi, a South Asian yogurt, and lassi, a drinkable South Asian yogurt.

     

  • Morgan Stanley Capital Partners in multiple transactions involving:
    • Ovation Fertility, a leading provider of fertility laboratory services, including in-vitro fertilization laboratory services, genetic testing, egg and embryo storage, and other services for the fertility industry; and
    • SpendMend, the leading provider of tech-enabled solutions to optimize the cost cycle for the healthcare industry.
Education
  • J.D., Boston College Law School 2018
    Managing Editor, Environmental Affairs Law Review
  • M.B.A., Boston College Carroll Graduate School of Management 2018

  • B.A., Boston College 2014

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