Latham & Watkins Advises Mimecast Limited in Acquisition of Code42

Mimecast Limited, a leading global Human Risk Management (HRM) platform, has announced its acquisition of Code42 Software, Inc., a leader in insider threat management and data loss prevention. Expanding on the success of their existing technology partnership, this acquisition marks a critical step in Mimecast’s strategy to revolutionize how organizations manage and mitigate human-centered security risks.

Latham & Watkins LLP represented Mimecast in the transaction with a New York-based corporate deal team led by partner Amber Banks and counsel Richard Quay, with associates Sophia Yang, Jonathan Kow, and Alizah Charaniya. Advice was also provided on benefits and compensation matters by Washington, D.C. partner David Della Rocca, with associate Bryce Williamson; on labor and employment matters by Chicago counsel Sandy Benjamin; on intellectual property matters by Bay Area partner Anthony Klein, with associates Matthew Snyder, Amy Tosi, Lydia Lim, and Gaby Forte; on data privacy matters by London partner Fiona Maclean and Houston/Austin counsel Robert Brown, with associates Priyanka Krishnamurthy, Sarah Zahedi, Calum Docherty, and Timothy Neo; on anti-corruption and anti-bribery matters by London partner Nathan Seltzer, with associate Heather Artinian; on sanctions and trade control matters by associate Eric Green; on antitrust matters by Washington, D.C. partner Patrick English, New York partner Katherine Rocco, and Washington, D.C. counsel Francesca Pisano, with associates Matthew Piehl and Charles McGrath; on CFIUS matters by Washington, D.C. partner Les Carnegie and Washington, D.C. counsel Ruchi Gill, with associate Julie Choi Shin; and on insurance matters by Los Angeles partner Harrison White, with associate Lauren Richardson.