A. Peter Harwich

Thomson Reuters Corporation (Thomson Reuters) (NYSE / TSX: TRI), a global content and technology company, has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Casetext, a California-based provider of technology for legal professionals, for US$650 million cash. Closing of the transaction is subject to specified regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions and is anticipated to occur in the second half of 2023. Latham & Watkins LLP represents Thomson Reuters in the transaction with a corporate deal team led by New York partners Leah Sauter and Peter Harwich, with associates Jennifer Wong and Jordan Wampler. Advice was also provided on emerging companies matters by New York partner Eli Curi; on tax matters by New York partner Eric Kamerman, with associate Ron Moore; on finance matters by New York partner Stephanie Teicher, with associate Sara Shahmiri; on technology/intellectual property matters by Los Angeles partner Ghaith Mahmood, with associates Nicole Nour and Jack Chai; on data privacy matters by Washington, D.C. partner Tony Kim and Bay Area partner Robert Blamires, with associate Deborah Hinck; on FCPA matters by Washington, D.C. partner Joseph Bargnesi; on sanctions/trade controls matters by associates Eric Green and Elizabeth Annis; on litigation matters by Bay Area partner Elizabeth Deeley, with associate Francis Acott; and on insurance matters by Los Angeles partner Drew Levin, with associates Harrison White and Jesse Kirkland.~~

Jun 27

1 min

L’Oréal has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Youth to the People, a California-based skincare company that develops and markets high-performance skincare products known for formulas that combine premium vegan blends of superfood extracts and science. Latham & Watkins LLP represents L’Oréal in the transaction with a corporate deal team led by New York partners Alex Kelly and Peter Harwich, with associates Leah Sauter, Katherine Cody, Hancen Yu, and Andrew Borruso. Advice was also provided on tax matters by Chicago partner Joseph Kronsnoble; on benefits and compensation matters by Bay Area partner Erin Murphy and Chicago counsel Sandhya Chandrasekhar; on employment matters by Los Angeles partner Joseph Farrell; on intellectual property matters by New York partner Steven Betensky, San Diego partner Jennifer Barry, and San Diego counsel Patrick Justman; on data privacy matters by Washington, D.C. partner Tony Kim; on insurance matters by Los Angeles partner Drew Levin; and on antitrust matters by Washington, D.C. partner Alan Devlin and Paris partner Mathilde Saltiel.~~

Dec 14

1 min

EVERTEC, Inc. (NYSE: EVTC) and Sinqia (B3: SQIA3) (Sinqia) have jointly announced a definitive agreement for Evertec to acquire Sinqia, a leading player in the market of software for financial services in Brazil for consideration with a value of R$27.19 per share, increased by a customary daily “ticking fee” of up to R$1.00 per share depending on the timing of the closing, subject to certain limited exceptions. Latham & Watkins LLP represents Evertec in the transaction with a corporate deal team led by New York partners Peter Harwich and Tony Del Pino, Global Chair of the firm’s Latin America Practice, with associates Eric Czubiak and Sami El-Kebbi. Advice was also provided on securities law matters by Washington, D.C. partners Paul Dudek and Michele Anderson; on finance matters by New York partner Stephanie Teicher and New York counsel Sonja Pollack, with associate Richard Burks; on capital markets matters by New York partners Keith Halverstam and Andrew Baker; and on public company representation matters by New York counsel Irina Yevmenenko, with associate Andrew Holt.~~

Jul 25

1 min

Apollo Global Management, Inc. (together with certain of its affiliates, Apollo) and Athene Holding Ltd., a leading retirement services company, have entered into a definitive agreement to merge in an all-stock transaction, creating a combined company valued at US$29 billion. The transaction is expected to close in January of 2022. Latham & Watkins LLP represents the special committee of Athene’s board in the transaction with an M&A deal team led by New York partners Peter Harwich and Robert Katz, New York/Orange County partner Charles Ruck, and Chicago partner Max Schleusener, with Chicago associate Megan Staub, New York associates Karen Song and Sophia Choi, and Orange County associate Peter Bassine. Advice was provided by New York litigation partners James Brandt and Christopher Harris, with Orange County counsel Kristin Murphy and New York associate Sara Brown. Advice was also provided on tax matters by Washington, D.C. partner Andrea Ramezan-Jackson, with Washington, D.C. associate Pierce Pandolph; on benefits and compensation matters by New York partner Jennifer Pepin, with New York associate Brian DeShannon; on antitrust matters by Washington, D.C. partner Alan Devlin and Washington, D.C. counsel Peter Todaro; and on securities law matters by Washington, D.C. partners Joel Trotter and Alex Cohen.~~

Mar 8

1 min

EVERTEC, Inc. (NYSE: EVTC) has announced an agreement with Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPOP) (Popular) to sell to Popular certain technology services assets for a purchase price of approximately US$197 million. The parties also agreed, conditioned on the closing of the asset sale, to modify and extend the main commercial agreements between the parties. Latham & Watkins LLP represents EVERTEC in the transaction with a corporate deal team led by New York partners Alex Kelly, Jenny Cieplak, and Peter Harwich, with associates Karen Song, Saba Yasmin and John McMillan. Advice was also provided on tax matters by New York partner Jocelyn Noll, with associate Sam Yang; on banking regulatory matters by New York partner Alan Avery and New York counsel Pia Naib; on benefits and compensation matters by New York partner Austin Ozawa; and on antitrust matters by Washington, D.C. partner Alan Devlin and Washington, D.C. counsel Peter Todaro, with associate Chris Brown.~~

Feb 25

1 min