Leah Adeniran
Associate
London
+44.20.7710.1000
PRACTICES
- Emerging Companies & Growth
- Mergers & Acquisitions
INDUSTRIES
EDUCATION
- Legal Practice Course (Distinction), BPP Law School, 2016
- BA (Hons)/MA, University of Cambridge, 2014
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
PROFILE
Leah Adeniran is an associate in the Corporate Department of Latham & Watkins’ London office.
Leah advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital financings, and general corporate matters.
EXPERIENCE
Leah’s experience includes advising:
- Adani Group on its CHF6.4 billion acquisition of Holcim’s stake in Ambuja Cements and ACC, two India-based cement companies
- BenevolentAI, a UK-based clinical-stage AI drug discovery company, on its €1.5 billion business combination with Odyssey Acquisition S.A., a special purpose acquisition company
- International Management Group, an Endeavor company, on its acquisition of Madrid Trophy Promotion, a Spain-based operator of Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament and the Acciona Open de España golf tournament
- A lead investor in PrimaryBid’s (an FCA-regulated online platform connecting retail investors with listed companies on equity offerings) US$190 million Series C funding round
- Cazoo, a British online car retailer, on its £240 million Series D funding round*
- HSBC Continental Europe on the potential sale of its French retail banking business to Cerebus-backed My Money Group*
- London Stock Exchange Group plc on its US$27 billion acquisition of Refinitiv from a consortium led by Blackstone and Thomson Reuters*
- Aon plc on its redomiciliation from the UK to Ireland and internal reorganisation*
- General Atlantic on the sale of 50% of its stake in Argus Media, a global energy and commodity price reporting agency*
- Novartis AG on the spin-off of Alcon, its eye-care device business*
*Matter handled prior to joining Latham