Hector A. Sants
Partner
London
hector.sants@lw.com
+44.20.7710.5842
PRACTICES
- Capital Markets
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity
- Public Company Representation
INDUSTRIES
- Aerospace, Defense & Government Services
- Energy & Infrastructure
- Entertainment, Sports & Media
- Technology
EDUCATION
- Legal Practice Course, BPP Law School, London, 2012
- Graduate Diploma in Law, BPP Law School, London, 2011
- MA in History, The University of Oxford, Pembroke College, 2010
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
PROFILE
Hector Sants advises clients on strategic cross-border M&A and joint ventures, particularly within the technology, sports, and energy industries.
He has extensive experience supporting public and private companies, with a particular focus on complex cross-border matters involving the UK, Europe, and the US, on:
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Joint ventures
- Public takeovers
- Public and private financings
- Corporate governance
Before joining Latham, Hector worked at another international law firm, where he completed a secondment on the M&A team at a FTSE 100 company.
He regularly writes on topics at the intersection of company M&A and private equity, including public and private investments and the application of technology to dealmaking.
EXPERIENCE
Hector’s experience includes representing:
Technology
- Farfetch on numerous matters, including:
- Its sale to Greenoaks and Coupang via a UK pre-pack administration process, as well as the negotiation of a committed first lien delayed draw term loan facility of up to US$500 million
- The establishment and expansion of its Luxury New Retail partnership, including Farfetch’s proposed acquisition of 47.5% of YOOX Net-a-Porter from Richemont, as well as the agreement for Richemont and YNAP to each adopt Farfetch Platform Solutions
- Its global strategic partnership and China joint venture with Alibaba Group and Richemont
- Its acquisition of certain assets of Opening Ceremony, an American multi-brand retailer
- NVIDIA on its proposed US$40 billion acquisition of Arm Limited, the Cambridge-headquartered semiconductor and software design company, from SoftBank
- Viasat on its proposed US$7.3 billion combination with Inmarsat
Sports
- TWG Global and Billie Jean King Enterprises on their partnership agreement with the International Tennis Federation to form the Billie Jean King Cup Limited
- The consortium led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital on its £4.25 billion acquisition of Chelsea Football Club
- 888 Holdings PLC on its £2.2 billion acquisition of William Hill International from Caesars Entertainment
- A group of US sports and media investors in a strategic partnership with the International Basketball Association (FIBA) to invest in the Basketball Champions League (BCL) and other global basketball competitions
- Multiple clients in joint ventures, investments, and M&A in the international sports market across numerous disciplines, including sports betting, football, basketball and tennis
Other M&A
- One of the lead financial advisors to UBS on its proposed takeover of Credit Suisse
- The Carlyle Group on its potential US$825 million acquisition of Occidental’s entire onshore portfolio in Colombia
- NRG Energy on its US$3.625 billion acquisition of Direct Energy, a North American subsidiary of Centrica
- Total on the expansion of strategic partnership with Adani Group via its acquisition of a 37.4% controlling interest in Adani Gas Limited
- Fortress Investment Group on the sale of Florida East Coast Railways to Grupo Mexico*
- GlaxoSmithKline on:
- Forming a world-leading consumer healthcare joint venue with Pfizer*
- Its three-part interconditional Vaccines, Oncology, and Consumer Healthcare joint venture with Novartis*
- Shire on its:
- US$32 billion acquisition of Baxalta*
- US$5.9 billion acquisition of Dyax*
- Talisman Energy on its:
- North Sea joint venture with Addax/China Sinopec*
- US$8.3 billion takeover by Repsol*
*Matter handled prior to joining Latham