Latham Advises Perplexity in Acquisition of Carbon

Perplexity has announced the acquisition of Carbon, a retrieval engine that connects external data sources to large language models. Perplexity will integrate Carbon’s data connectors into their tech stack, allowing users to connect apps like Notion and Google Docs directly.

Latham & Watkins LLP represented Perplexity in the acquisition with an Emerging Companies & Growth team led by Bay Area partners Saad Khanani and Benjamin Potter, with associate Chris Pham. Advice was also provided on tax matters by Bay Area partner Kirt Switzer; on benefits matters by Bay Area partner Ashley Wagner; and on IP matters by Bay Area counsel Arielle Singh.