EXPERIENCE

David’s experience includes advising:

Private Equity Transactions

• The Blackstone Group on:
  • Selling a US$7 billion stake in Cheniere Energy
  • Acquiring the US motorway operations of HMSHost, an Autogrill subsidiary
• Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) on the following matters: 
  • Its US$6.2 billion acquisition of ALLETE, a leading energy and regulated utility company
  • Preferred equity investment in Excelitas, a leading photonics technology company specializing in sensing, detection, imaging and illumination solutions
• Searchlight Capital Partners on:
  • Its strategic investment in Mainstream Fiber Networks, which provides internet services to rural Indiana
  • Its strategic investment in Wecom, an Arizona-based internet service provider
  • Its take-private acquisition of Hemisphere Media Group, the only publicly traded pure-play US media company targeting the Spanish-language television and cable networks business in the US and Latin America
  • Its minority investment in Euclid Transactional, an underwriter of transactional insurance products
  • Its acquisition of Adams Outdoor Advertising, a large US outdoor advertising operator 
  • Its strategic investment in All Points Broadband, which deploys fiber and fixed-wireless technology throughout Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Kentucky
  • Its acquisition of Care Advantage, which provides in-home care support
  • Its strategic investment in Sightline Payments, a provider of digital payment and wallet solutions
  • Its preferred equity investment in MediaMath, which delivers digital advertising technology, and subsequent out-of-court restructuring
  • Its strategic investment in Global Eagle Entertainment, now known as Anuvu, a provider of connectivity and entertainment solutions for mobility markets*
  • Portfolio company 160over90’s sale to Endeavor Global Marketing, a global leader in sports, entertainment and fashion, as advisor to 160over90*
• Funds managed by Apollo Global Management affiliates on multiple transactions, including the:
  • Antitrust aspects of the US$2.7 billion acquisitions of Shutterfly and Snapfish and their subsequent combination
  • US$2.2 billion acquisition of ClubCorp*
  • US$1.47 billion initial public offering of portfolio company ADT common stock*
  • US$1.4 billion acquisition of NewPage Holdings by portfolio company Verso Paper*
• Astorg Partners on:
  • The sale of its portfolio company Anaqua, an IP management software business, to Nordic Capital in a deal reported by Bloomberg to be valued at US$2.5 billion
  • Portfolio company Clario’s acquisition of ArtiQ, a Belgium-based medical software company focused on the diagnosis and treatment for patients with lung diseases
  • Its sale of portfolio company Clario’s Software Solutions business, an end-to-end solution to support the clinical trial lifecycle, to Sitero
  • Portfolio company Clario’s sale of its Drug Safety Solutions to Stanley Capital Partners
  • Portfolio company Solina’s carve-out acquisition of Saratoga Food Specialties business from Smithfield Foods
  • Portfolio company IQ-EQ’s acquisition of JGM Fund Services and JGM Fund Administration, two providers of integrated account, tax, fund management, and investor services
  • Acquiring OPEN Health, a provider healthcare marketing, and its acquisition of Acsel Health and The CM Group
  • Acquiring Corsearch from Audax Private Equity
  • Portfolio company eResearch Technology’s US$5.9 billion merger with BioClinica, as part of a consortium, with Nordic Capital and Novo Holdings
  • Acquiring Anaqua from Insight Venture Partners
  • Its US$3.8 billion investment in eResearchTechnology
• Bain Capital Private Equity on acquiring:
  • American Trailer Works, a trailer manufacturer*
  • Big Tex Trailers, a manufacturer of professional-grade trailers*
  • MSX International, a provider of retail network and human capital solutions*
• North Bridge ESG, a provider of real estate finance solutions, in its strategic investment and partnership with Carlyle to provide up to US$1 billion in private credit C-PACE financing
• KKR on its investment in Blue Sprig Pediatrics and Blue Sprig’s subsequent acquisition of SCP Autism Services
• CVC Capital Partners on acquiring a majority stake in communications and advisory firm Teneo from BC Partners
• Goldman Sachs’ merchant banking division on acquiring Capital Vision Services from Altas Partners and CDP
• Morgan Stanley Capital Partners on acquiring Apex Companies, a provider of water resource management and related environmental services
• Morgan Stanley Infrastructure, Inc. and Leif Höegh & Co, through a 50/50 joint venture, on its NOK 1.8 billion take-private acquisition of Höegh LNG, a Norway-based LNG transportation and services company

Strategic M&A Transactions

• Sightline Payments, a payment solutions provider for mobile gaming companies and the casino industry, in multiple capital raises and strategic transactions
• Via on acquiring Remix
• Talen Energy on its US$5.2 billion sale to Riverstone Holdings*
• Clearwire on Sprint’s acquiring the remaining stake in Clearwire, implying a US$14 billion enterprise value, and on DISH Networks’ unsolicited competing offer for Clearwire*
• The Macerich Company on Simon Property Group’s US$23.2 billion unsolicited takeover offer and the subsequent settlement agreement with two activist investors*
• SunEdison’s Board of Directors on its settlement agreement with activist investor Greenlight Capital*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham