Jim Moriarty

James Moriarty

Partner
James Moriarty
New York
+1 212 813 8923

Jim Moriarty is a partner in the firm’s Private Equity group. His practice focuses on representing middle-market private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies. He also represents strategic buyers. Jim handles a wide variety of transactions, including acquisition and sale transactions, leveraged buyouts, growth equity financings, recapitalizations, joint ventures, and management equity arrangements, across a wide variety of industries. In the past few years he has been particularly active with deals in the following sectors: industrial, manufacturing and distribution services; education technology and other education businesses; and financial services. 

Experience

Jim’s recent representative experience includes:

  • Advised Quad Partners in connection with its:
    • Sale of Streamline Brands to Youth Enrichment Brands
    • Growth equity investment in 15Five
    • Acquisition of Berlitz Corporation and ELS and combination with ILSC Education Group to form Language Education Holdings
    • Acquisition of eSpark
    • Growth equity investment in Vivi
    • Acquisition and subsequent disposition of Blue Cliff College
    • Acquisition and subsequent disposition of Inside Higher Ed
    • Portfolio company The Gardner Schools in its add-on acquisition of The Compass Schools
    • Acquisition and subsequent disposition of Noel-Levitz*
    • Sale of TargetX to Liaison International*
    • Acquisition of (and several add-on acquisitions for) TargetX*
    • Acquisition and subsequent disposition (to Warburg Pincus) of Stratford Schools*
    • Sale of SchoolAdmin to Finalsite*
    • Sale of Cayuse to Primus Capital*
    • Acquisition of SchoolAdmin*
    • Acquisition of The Gardner School*
    • Acquisition of Watermark (f/k/a Taskstream) and subsequent disposition to TCV*
    • Acquisition of Interfolio and subsequent disposition to Insight Partners*
    • Acquisition and subsequent disposition of Rubicon*
    • Acquisition of ILSC Education Group*
    • Portfolio company Cayuse in its add-on acquisition of NTM Consulting Services
    • Portfolio company Streamline Brands in its add-on acquisition of Saf-T-Swim*
    • Sale of Endeavor Schools to Leeds Equity Partners*
    • Growth equity investment in Endeavor Schools*
    • Portfolio company Watermark (f/k/a Taskstream) in its add-on acquisitions of LiveText and Tk20*
  • Advised Coral Tree Partners in connection with its:
    • Portfolio company Subject Matter in its acquisition of Kivvit
    • recapitalization of Subject Matter
  • Advised MFG Partners in connection with its:
    • Sale of Storage Solutions to Jungheinrich
    • Recapitalization of A-Z Industries
    • Recapitalization of CST Utilities
    • Sale of Alliance Environmental to Incline Equity Partners
    • Portfolio company Storage Solutions in its add-on acquisition of EMIT
    • Portfolio company Storage Solutions in its add-on acquisition of SNC Solutions
    • Recapitalization of (and several add-on acquisitions for) Mellott Company
    • Recapitalization of Storage Solutions*
    • Recapitalization of Alliance Environmental*
    • Recapitalization of Elgen Manufacturing*
    • Recapitalization of Mail Communications Group*
  • Advised Alliance Environmental, a portfolio company of Incline Equity Partners, in connection with its:
    • Add-on acquisition of ThermaTech Northwest
    • Add-on acquisition of Pacific HVAC
    • Add-on acquisition of F.S. & G.S. Services
    • Add-on acquisition of the abatement and remediation division of Construction Group International
  • Advised Education Growth Partners in connection with its:
    • Investment in ClassWallet
    • Investment in Uwill
    • Sale of Apex Learning to Edmentum
    • Growth equity investment in BetterManager
    • Growth equity investment in Kangarootime
    • Sale of HCI
    • Growth equity Investment in Emtrain
    • Acquisition of  in Apex Learning*
    • Acquisition of All Campus*
    • Growth equity investment in Capp & Co. Ltd. (UK)*
    • Growth equity investment in TIGER 21*
    • Growth equity investment in Fuse Universal*
  • Advised Lumos Capital Group in connection with its:
    • Growth equity investment in Transfr
    • Growth equity investment in BookNook
    • Growth equity investment in Podium Education
    • Growth equity investment in OpenClassrooms*
    • Growth equity investment in Ironhack*
    • Growth equity investment in Ellevation*
  • Advised Perceptyx, a portfolio company of TCV, in connection with its:
    • Add-on acquisition of Cultivate
    • Add-on acquisition of Waggl*
    • Add-on acquisition of CultureIQ*
    • Add-on acquisition of Kantar’s Employee Insights business*
  • Advised Watermark (f/k/a Taskstream), a portfolio company of TCV, in connection with its:
    • Add-on acquisition of Aviso Retention
    • Add-on acquisition of SmartCatalog*
    • Add-on acquisition of EvaluationKit*
    • Add-on acquisition of Digital Measures*
  • Advised Storable, a portfolio company of EQT, in connection with its add-on acquisition of Molo*
  • Advised Stone Point Capital in connection with its:
    • Sale of Oasis Outsourcing to Paychex*
    • Recapitalization of Prima Capital Advisors*
    • Sale of Access Point Financial to Wafra Capital Partners*
    • Growth equity investment in SumRidge Partners*
    • Growth equity investment in Preston Hollow Capital*
    • Sale of Lancaster Pollard to Orix*
    • Growth equity investment in Applied Systems*
    • Growth equity investment in Broadstone Real Estate*
  • Advised TriSpan in connection with its:
    • Portfolio company Prestige PEO Holdings in its acquisition of APR Advantage
    • Portfolio company Prestige PEO Holdings in its add-on acquisition of StaffLink Outsourcing
    • Portfolio company Prestige PEO Holdings in its add-on acquisition of PathGoal Employer Services*
    • Acquisition of Prestige PEO Holdings*

* Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin.

Professional Experience

Prior to joining Goodwin, Jim was most recently a partner at and co-chair of the corporate department at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP. Prior to Kramer, he was a partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP.

Credentials

Education

JD1995

New York University School of Law

BAEconomics1991

Williams College

Admissions

Bars

  • New York

Recognition & Awards

Jim is recognized as a leading transaction lawyer by Chambers USA (2016 – 2024) and Legal 500 US (2011 – 2018, 2024).

Publications

Jim’s recent publications include:

  • Quoted, “Reps and Warranty Coverage Goes Downmarket,” The Deal, February 8, 2019

Jim’s recent speaking engagements include:

  • Speaker, “M&A Trends — The Next Evolution on De-Risking Deals,” Markets Group’s Private Equity US Spring Forum, May 4, 2021
  • Speaker, “The Impact of the Novel Coronavirus on M&A Deal Activity, R&W Insurance, and Due Diligence,” Beecher Carlson’s COVID-19 M&A Update, Webinar, May 7, 2020