Joe concentrates his practice on mergers and acquisitions, with a particular focus on representing private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in both buy-side and sell-side transactions. He regularly advises clients across a variety of industries on complex, middle-market deals, including acquisitions, divestitures, and recapitalizations. Joe also counsels founder-led and family-owned businesses during strategic exits, providing guidance throughout the full lifecycle of the transaction—from preparation and structuring to negotiation and closing.
In addition to his M&A work, Joe has experience in leveraged finance and other commercial lending transactions and continues to advise clients on general corporate matters.
Prior to joining the firm, Joe practiced in the New York office of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, and he served as a judicial clerk for the Hon. Richard C. Wesley, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Experience
- Represented The Eagle Leasing Company, a leading provider of portable storage containers, ground level offices, semi-trailers, and mobile office solutions, in its acquisition by Rent-A-Container (RAC), a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, LLC.
- Represented Lightkeeper, a leading provider of data, analytics, risk management, and reporting solutions for investment managers, in a growth investment from PSG, a growth equity firm focused on software and technology-enabled services companies.
- Represented Monomoy Capital Partners in multiple transactions, including its investment in Southern Exteriors, a premier full-service installer of exterior building solutions tailored primarily for single-family homebuilders in the Southeastern United States, and the acquisition of Cast-Crete Holdings, LLC, a building products company.
- Represented ClearSky and a consortium of investors, including McNally Capital and Nio Advisors, in the acquisition of Altamira Technologies Corporation, a market leader in delivering innovative, mission focused analytics and engineering solutions to the U.S. national security community; subsequently represented Altamira Technologies Corporation in its acquisition of VaST, a Virginia-based signals intelligence mission company – winner of the 2024 Association of Corporate Growth (ACG) National Capital Corporate Growth Awards.
- Represented 24 Restore, LLC, a mitigation services company, in its sale to Cotton Holdings, a portfolio company of Sun Capital Partners.
- Represented Revelstoke Security Inc., a cybersecurity company offering “the first low-code, high-speed Security Orchestration, Automation and Response Platform built on a Unified Data Layer", in its sale to Arctic Wolf, a global leaders in security operations.
- Represented Adlumin, Inc., a provider of an enterprise-grade security operations platform, in its acquisition by N-able, Inc., a global software company helping IT services providers deliver security, remote monitoring and management, and data protection as-a-service solutions.
- Represented Blue Matrix I LLC, a provider of investment research, in its sale to Thoma Bravo (recognized in Mergers & Acquisitions’ 2024 Middle-Market Deals of the Year rankings).
- Represented Cox Media Group, an industry-leading media company, in the sale of assets related to Dayton, Ohio newspapers to Cox Enterprises Inc.
- Represented NCI Communications, Inc., d/b/a The Hill, the nation’s leading, independent, political digital media platform, in its sale to Nexstar Media Group, a broadcast TV and internet media company.
- Represented Philips Healthcare in the acquisition of Capsule Technologies, a leading provider of medical device integration and data technologies for hospitals and healthcare organizations (recognized as Buyouts’ overall Deal of the Year, as well as Mid-Market Deal of the Year for 2022)
- Represented Medly Pharmacy in its acquisitions of Pharmaca, Inc., the nation’s first integrative pharmacy chain offering traditional pharmacy services alongside natural and complementary health solutions, and ValisureRx, LLC, a provider of laser-induced quantum shift emissions based technology designed to address the variability and quality problems that pervade many pharmaceutical products throughout the United States.
- Represented Orgenesis Inc. in the sale of its stake in its Mastercell Global, Inc. subsidiary to Catalent Pharma Solutions.
viewpoints
F-Reorgs: How Buyers’ and Sellers’ Favorite ‘F Word’ Optimizes M&A and Private Equity Transactions Involving S Corporations
October 10, 2024 | Alert | By David Salamon, Zachary Liebnick, Gregg M. Benson, Joseph J. Ronca, Katya Daniel
Read about the steps to implement a pre-transaction reorganization under Section 368(a)(1)(F), known as an F reorganization, on a target that is treated as an S corporation for tax purposes, which can offer significant tax benefits to buyers and sellers.
Federal Reserve Main Street Lending Program: Updates, Timing and Certain Considerations
June 12, 2020 | Advisory | By Joseph Price, Joseph J. Ronca
Revised Federal Reserve Main Street Lending Program: Terms and Key Considerations
May 18, 2020 | Advisory | By Joseph Price, Joseph J. Ronca
The Federal Reserve Main Street Lending Program: Terms and Key Considerations
April 14, 2020 | Advisory | By Joseph Price, Joseph J. Ronca
Small Business Loans for COVID-19 Economic Disaster Relief
March 30, 2020 | Alert | By Sahir Surmeli, Joseph Price, Joseph J. Ronca
News & Press
Mintz advised The Eagle Leasing Company, a leading provider of portable storage containers, ground level offices, semi-trailers, and mobile office solutions, in its acquisition by Rent-A-Container (RAC), a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, LLC.
Mintz has earned top rankings in the 2025 edition of Legal 500 United States and Canada guides. The firm is recognized in 20 practice categories, and 78 of its attorneys are individually ranked in the guide, with several receiving recognition in more than one category. Additionally, two attorneys are featured in the "Hall of Fame," seven attorneys are named "Leading Lawyers," and five attorneys are recognized as a "Next Generation Lawyers."
Mintz Advises Lightkeeper in Growth Investment from PSG
March 21, 2025
Mintz advised Lightkeeper, a leading provider of data, analytics, risk management, and reporting solutions for investment managers, in a growth investment from PSG, a growth equity firm focused on software and technology-enabled services companies.
Mintz Advises Adlumin, Inc. in Acquisition by N-able
November 22, 2024
Mintz advised Adlumin, Inc., a provider of an enterprise-grade security operations platform, in its acquisition by N-able, Inc. (NYSE: NABL), a global software company helping IT services providers deliver security, remote monitoring and management, and data protection as-a-service solutions.
Mintz Advises Altamira on Award-Winning Deal
June 24, 2024
A Mintz team led by Corporate Members Jim McKnight and Joe Ronca advised Altamira Technologies Corporation on its acquisition of Virginia Systems & Technology, Inc. This strategic acquisition expanded Altamira’s capabilities and national security customer portfolio, while winning “Deal of the Year” in the “Under $50 Million” category at ACG National Capital’s 22nd Annual Corporate Growth Awards.
A Mintz Team led by New York Managing Member and Corporate Chair Stephen Gulotta Jr. advised Monomoy Capital Partners in their investment in Southern Exteriors, a premier full-service installer of exterior building solutions. Learn more about the deal here.
Altamira Turns To Mintz For Guidance on VaST Acquisition
March 03, 2023
Mintz has acted as deal counsel to Altamira Technologies Corporation in its acquisition of signals intelligence mission business, Virginia Systems & Technology (VaST).
Mintz’s Private Equity Practice Appoints New Leadership
November 17, 2022
Mintz has appointed Members Gregory Fine and Matthew T. Simpson to co-lead the Private Equity practice alongside current chair, Kurt Steinkrauss. The change is effective immediately.
Mintz Announces Nine Newly Elevated Members
December 17, 2020
Events & Speaking
Recognition & Awards
Recognized by The Legal 500 United States as a "Next Generation Partner" for M&A: Middle-Market (2024 - 2025)
Recognized as a "Top Rising Star for M&A" by The Deal (2021)
Recent Insights
Mintz advised The Eagle Leasing Company, a leading provider of portable storage containers, ground level offices, semi-trailers, and mobile office solutions, in its acquisition by Rent-A-Container (RAC), a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, LLC.
Mintz has earned top rankings in the 2025 edition of Legal 500 United States and Canada guides. The firm is recognized in 20 practice categories, and 78 of its attorneys are individually ranked in the guide, with several receiving recognition in more than one category. Additionally, two attorneys are featured in the "Hall of Fame," seven attorneys are named "Leading Lawyers," and five attorneys are recognized as a "Next Generation Lawyers."
Mintz advised Lightkeeper, a leading provider of data, analytics, risk management, and reporting solutions for investment managers, in a growth investment from PSG, a growth equity firm focused on software and technology-enabled services companies.
