Latham & Watkins Advises FTMO in Acquisition of OANDA Global Corporation

CVC Asia Fund IV, via its holding limited partnership, has announced that it has entered into an agreement for the sale of OANDA Global Corporation to FTMO group (FTMO). The terms of the transaction, which is subject to customary regulatory approvals, are not disclosed.

Latham & Watkins LLP represents FTMO in the transaction with a corporate deal team led by New York partner Leah Sauter, with associates Pat Argenio, Ozden Samur-LaBruna, and Jeremie Ruiz. Advice was also provided on insurance matters by Los Angeles partner Harrison White, with associate Cole Frost; on US fintech and regulatory matters by New York partners Stephen Wink and Yvette Valdez, and Washington, D.C. partner Parag Patel, with associates Adam Fovent and Samantha Daisy; on UK fintech and regulatory matters by London partners Stuart Davis and Gabriel Lakeman, with associates Ivan Pizeta, Lauren Chapple, and Jasmine Hopkinson; on antitrust matters by Washington, D.C. partner Ian Conner, Brussels/London partner David Little, and New York/Washington, D.C. counsel Jamie Sadler, with associates Panya Baldia and Christina Lantuh; on foreign direct investment matters by Hamburg partner Jana Dammann de Chapto, with associate Markus Welzenbach; on sanctions matters by Washington, D.C. partner Les Carnegie, London partner Robert Price, and Washington, D.C. counsel Andrew Galdes, with associates Amaryllis Bernitsa and Monica Calce; on anti-corruption and anti-bribery matters by London partner Clare Nida and Washington, D.C./London partner Nathan Seltzer, with associates Matthew Unsworth and Henry Li; on CFIUS matters by Washington, D.C. counsel Catherine Hein, with associate Katherine Ryan; on executive compensation and benefits matters by New York counsel Rifka Singer and London counsel Shaun Thompson, with associate Drew Baker; on US data privacy matters by Bay Area partner Robert Blamires and San Diego/Bay Area counsel Jennifer Howes, with associate Zac Alpert; on UK data privacy matters by London partner Gail Crawford, with associates Irina Vasile and Ben Leigh; on intellectual property matters by Boston partner Sarah Gagan, with associates Matthew Snyder and Victoria Allen; and on tax matters by New York partner Jocelyn Noll and London partner Aoife McCabe, with associate Lukas Kutilek.