John Miller

Insurcomm, Inc. (the Company or Insurcomm), a rapidly growing provider of commercial and residential restoration services, announced a majority growth investment from Summit Partners. Summit’s investment will support Insurcomm’s national expansion strategy. Summit’s investment will support Insurcomm’s national expansion strategy as the Company continues its mission to deliver the highest quality service to commercial clients, residential customers, and municipalities navigating property loss events. Latham & Watkins LLP advised Summit Partners in the transaction with a Boston private equity team led by Ryan McCarthy, John Miller, and Pat Argenio, with associates Gabrielle Carusello, and Samantha Hehir. Advice was also provided on tax matters by Washington, D.C. partner Andrea Ramezan-Jackson, with associate Christina McLeod; on benefits matters by Los Angeles/Orange County partner Michelle Carpenter, with associate Iryna Onyshchenko;* on labor and employment matters by Chicago partner Nineveh Alkhas, with associate Jocelyn Wexler; on intellectual property matters by Boston partner Sarah Gagan, with associates Matt Snyder and Alex Theuer;** on government contracts matters by Washington, D.C. partner Kyle Jefcoat, with associates Blake Page and Genevieve Hoffman; on insurance matters by Los Angeles partner Drew Levin and San Diego counsel Hannah Cary, with associate Emilie McConnachie; on ESG matters by New York partner Betty Huber, with associate Preeti Grewal; on data privacy matters by Houston counsel Robert Brown, with associate Kiara Vaughn; on litigation matters by Boston partner BJ Trach; on real estate matters by New York counsel Shira Bressler; on environmental matters by Washington, D.C. partner James Barrett, with associate Brittany Curcuru; and on antitrust matters by Washington, D.C. partner Patrick English. *Admitted to practice in Ukraine only. ** Admitted to practice in New York only.~~

Mar 1

1 min

Thintronics Inc. (Thintronics), a California-based electronic materials startup supplying high-performance insulators for emerging AI datacenter, networking, and RF/millimeter-wave (mmW) application, has announced it has raised US$23 million in a Series A funding round. The new funding, led by Maverick Capital and Translink Capital, will support commercialization of a novel insulator platform. Latham & Watkins LLP is representing Maverick Capital in the fund raise with a corporate deal team led partners John Miller and Haim Zaltzman, with associates Gen Bates, Andrew Rondeau, and Jihoo Kim. Advice was also provided on IP and data privacy matters by associate Deborah Hinck.~~

Apr 29

1 min

SiMa.ai, the software-centric, embedded edge machine learning system-on-chip company, has announced it has raised an additional US$70 million of funding led by Maverick Capital, with participation from Point72 and Jericho, as well as existing investors Amplify Partners, Dell Technologies Capital, Lip-Bu Tan, and others. SiMa.ai will utilize the US$270 million raised to date to continue meeting customer demand for edge AI/ML with its first-generation Machine Learning System-on-Chip (MLSoC) while accelerating the delivery of its second-generation MLSoC for release in Q1 of 2025. Latham & Watkins LLP represented Maverick in the deal with a corporate deal team led by partners John Miller and Haim Zaltzman, with associates D. Andrew Rondeau and Jihoo Kim. Advice was also provided on finance matters by partner Dan Van Fleet; on tax matters by partner Bora Bozkurt, with associate Michael Yu; on IP and data privacy matters by partner Michelle Gross, with associates Caroline Omotayo and Kiara Vaughn; and on certain regulatory matters by partner Les Carnegie and counsel Catherine Hein, with associate Teddy Ulin.~~

Apr 4

1 min

TPG (NASDAQ: TPG), a leading global alternative asset management firm, announced a significant strategic growth investment in K2 Medical Research (K2), an integrated clinical trial site platform specializing in central nervous system trials for leading pharma and biotech sponsors. TPG is partnering with K2’s management team to continue building a world-class research platform. Terms were not disclosed. Latham & Watkins LLP represented TPG in the investment with a corporate team led by Boston partner John Miller and New York partners Justin Hamill and Michael Benjamin, with associates Jennifer Boyd, Matthew Sieben, and Olivia Pettingill. Advice was also provided on tax matters by Bay Area partner Katharine Moir, with associate Andrea Herman; on healthcare matters by Washington, D.C. counsel Nicole Liffrig Molife, with associate Margaret Rote; on FDA matters by Washington, D.C. counsel Monica Groat, with associate Evan Miller; on data privacy/HIPAA matters by Bay Area partner Heather Deixler, with associate Mitch Bennett; on intellectual property matters by Bay Area partner Michelle Gross, with associate Ryan Sanders; on employee benefits and compensation matters by New York partner Erin Murphy; on labor and employment matters by New York counsel Sandra Benjamin, with associate Sahar Merchant; on anti-bribery and anti-corruption matters by Bay Area partner Scott Joiner, with associates Chris D'Agostino and Heather Artinian; on real estate matters by Chicago partner Robert Buday and New York counsel Karen Ritter; on environmental matters by Washington, D.C. partner James Barrett, with associate Brittany Curcuru; on ESG matters by New York partner Betty Huber, with associate Preeti Grewal; and on antitrust matters by Bay Area partner Kelly Fayne and Washington, D.C. partner Patrick English, with associate Sydney Kirlan-Stout.~~

Jun 20

1 min