Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins' highly regarded private equity practice has comprehensive experience in every aspect of global private equity investment, including leveraged buyouts, cross border activities, mezzanine financing, distressed debt, venture capital, real estate, emerging markets, hedge and other funds, including some of the largest funds to date. The firm's private equity team has played a prominent role in many of the largest and most complex private M&A transactions globally, advising a wide range of large and middle market private equity funds and their portfolio companies as well as infrastructure funds and sovereign wealth funds in a range of transactions. Latham's London private equity lawyers have represented buyers and target companies in both cash and leveraged acquisitions and recapitalisations and related financings. The firm is recognised for its expertise and ability to project manage large multi-jurisdictional transactions.

Latham & Watkins has more than 2,200 lawyers in offices located in 13 countries. They have no headquarters, the firm management is spread throughout the world, allowing Latham to service clients with the best-suited teams regardless of location. They have comprehensive experience in every aspect of global private equity investment, including leveraged buyouts, cross border activities, mezzanine financing, distressed debt, venture capital, real estate, emerging markets, hedge and other funds.

Latham & Watkins is a full-service international law firm with approximately 2,000 lawyers in 31 offices around the world. Latham’s transactional and finance practices rank among the top practices in the world in leading legal publications such as The American Lawyer, Mergermarket, Chambers and Asia Legal Business, and the firm has earned praise worldwide for work on high-profile and ground-breaking deals. Latham also has one of the largest and most sophisticated litigation practices in the world.