Robert J. McGuire

Cast & Crew, a leading end-to-end cloud-based platform powering global entertainment production and content creation, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Backstage Holdings, a leading provider of talent marketplace and content creation tools for the creative economy. Latham & Watkins LLP represented Cast & Crew in the acquisition with an M&A team led by Los Angeles partners Alex Voxman and Andrew Clark and New York counsel Robert McGuire with associates Brianna Dollinger, Joseph Porter, and Eirene Kim. Advice was also provided on finance matters by Los Angeles partner Ken Askin with associate Nick Little; on tax matters by Bay Area partner Grace Lee with associates Jake Meninga and Alex Farris; on executive compensation and benefits matters by Los Angeles partner Larry Seymour with associate Jordan Barnes; on antitrust and regulatory matters by Bay Area partner Josh Holian, Washington, D.C. partner Damara Chambers, and Washington, D.C. counsel Peter Todaro with associate Charlie Sprague; on RWI matters by Los Angeles partner Drew Levin with associate Harrison White; and on TTG matters by Los Angeles partner Ghaith Mahmood with associates Natasha Phillips and Nicole Nour.~~

Feb 1

1 min

Latham & Watkins has advised Golub Capital on the financing for the acquisition of a majority stake in Treasury Intelligence Solutions GmbH, a B2B payments, cash, and treasury management software provider, by Marlin Equity Partners. The debt financing was structured through a secured unitranche loan. The Latham team was led by Munich partner Christian Jahn, with New York partners Alfred Xue and Michael Waldman, and Munich counsel Rainer Adlhart. Advice was also provided on tax matters by Munich partner Ulf Kieker, New York partner Bora Bozkurt, with associate Kun Woo Gkoo and on corporate matters by New York partner Daniel Mun, with counsel Robert McGuire.~~

May 13

1 min

ProService, a leading provider of bundled HR solutions, has announced that Silver Lake, a global leader in technology investing, has partnered with the ProService management team and employee owners to invest in and drive the company’s next chapter of innovation and growth. Latham & Watkins LLP represented Silver Lake in the transaction with a corporate deal team led by New York partner Justin Hamill, Bay Area partner Chad Rolston, and New York counsel Robert McGuire, with associates Rachelle Polsky, Kevin Schunk, and Suhansi Perera. Advice was also provided on insurance matters by New York partners Gary Boss and Kirsten Gaeta and New York counsels Dean Agnos and Benjamin Lee; on debt finance matters by New York partners Joshua Tinkelman and Seniz Yakut, with associate Sara Shahmiri; on tax matters by Bay Area partner Katharine Moir, with associate Abigail Friedman; on employment, benefits, and compensation matters by New York partner Erin Murphy, Chicago partner Nineveh Alkhas, and Chicago counsel Sandhya Chandrasekhar, with associate Victoria Wolfe; on intellectual property matters by Los Angeles partner Ghaith Mahmood and Bay Area counsel Arielle Singh, with associates Nicole Nour, Nick Goshgarian, and Jesse Kirkland; on data privacy matters by Bay Area partner Robert Blamires, with associates Deborah Hinck and Sanjana Parikh; on antitrust matters by Washington, D.C. partner Amanda Reeves and New York partner Katherine Rocco, with associates Charles Sprague and Yilin Shao; on securities matters by Orange County partners Michele Johnson and Kristin Murphy; on FCPA compliance matters by New York partner Benjamin Naftalis, with associate Lauren Sun; and on sanctions matters by Washington, D.C. counsel Andrew Galdes, with associate Matthew Crawford.~~

May 19

1 min

Voyager Digital Ltd. (OTC Pink VYGVQ; FRA: UCD2) has announced that its operating company Voyager Digital LLC selected US exchange BAM Trading Services Inc. (Binance.US) as the highest and best bid for its assets after a review of strategic options with the core objective of maximizing the value returned to customers and other creditors on an expedited timeframe. Binance.US is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, and is incorporated in Delaware. It is an independent legal entity and has a licensing agreement with Binance.com. Latham & Watkins LLP is representing Binance.US in the transaction with an M&A team led by New York partners Robert Katz and Daniel Mun and New York counsel Robert McGuire, with associates Ransel Potter, Nancy Zhu, and Yulong Li. Advice was also provided on UK corporate matters by London partners Nick Cline and Stuart Davis, with associate Lauren Chapple; on restructuring matters by New York partner Adam Goldberg and Washington, D.C. partner Andrew Sorkin; with associates Nacif Taousse and Jonathan Weichselbaum; on fintech and financial regulations matters by New York partners Stephen Wink, Yvette Valdez, and Jenny Cieplak, London partner Andrew Moyle, and Washington, D.C. partners Barrie VanBrackle and Parag Patel, with associates Victor Razon, Luca Marquard, and Adam Fovent; on tax matters by New York partner Eric Kamerman, with associate Lukas Kutilek; on benefits & compensation matters by Boston partner Josh Friedman; on labor matters by Chicago partner Nineveh Alkhas, with associate Laura Waller; on intellectual property matters by Los Angeles partner Ghaith Mahmood, with associate Nathan Wages; on data privacy & security matters by Houston partner Robert Brown; on real estate matters by associate Karen Ritter; on environmental, land, and resources maters by Orange County partner Christopher Norton; on anti-bribery and trade controls matters by Washington, D.C. partner Daniel Dominguez and Washington, D.C. counsel Andrew Galdes, with associate Julie Shin; on antitrust matters by New York partner Katherine Rocco, with associate Doug Tifft; and on CFIUS matters by Washington, D.C. partner Les Carnegie, with associate Zachary Eddington.~~

Dec 19

1 min

CJ ENM, a leading entertainment company originated from Korea, has announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire an 80% stake of the scripted business of US based global premium content studio, Endeavor Content, from its parent company Endeavor Group Holdings (Endeavor)(NYSE: EDR) for US$775 million in total proceeds at an enterprise valuation of US$850 million, including US$655 million to Endeavor and a contribution of US$120 million of capital to Endeavor Content’s balance sheet (implying a post-money equity valuation of US$970 million). Latham & Watkins LLP represents Endeavor in the transaction with a corporate and entertainment, sports & media deal team led by New York partner Justin Hamill, Century City partner Rick Offsay, and New York counsels Michael Anastasio and Robert McGuire, with associates Daniel Weissman, Nancy Zhu, Liliana Ranger, Omeed Anvar, Molly Wolfe, and Kaitlin Ray. Advice was also provided on tax matters by New York partner Matthew Dewitz, with associates Alan Kimball and Ron Moore; on finance matters by Century City partner Nancy Bruington, New York partner Joshua Tinkelman, and New York counsel Seniz Yakut; on executive compensation, employment, and benefits matters by New York partner Austin Ozawa, London partner Sarah Gadd, and Chicago partner Nineveh Alkas, with associates Max Raskin, Anne Bracaglia, and Olivia Sadler; on data and technology transactions matters by Los Angeles partner Ghaith Mahmood and Bay Area counsel Robert Blamires, with associates Nicole Nour and Jennifer Howes; on insurance matters by Boston partner Robert Gilbert; on antitrust matters by Washington, D.C. partner Amanda Reeves, Washington, D.C. counsel Peter Todaro, and Brussels counsel Tomas Nilsson; on real estate matters by New York partner Michelle Kelban and San Diego partner Stephanie Fontanes; on environmental matters by Orange County partner Christopher Norton; on anti-bribery matters by New York partner Benjamin Naftalis, with associate Lauren Sun; on export controls and trade sanctions matters by Washington, D.C. associate Andrew Galdes; and on capital markets matters by New York partner Benjamin Cohen and New York counsel Ellen Smiley, with associate Andrew Holt.~~

Nov 19

1 min