Latham Advises TA Associates on Its Investment in QIMA

Latham & Watkins has advised TA Associates, a leading global private equity firm, in its acquisition of 100% of CDPQ’s minority interest in QIMA, a leading provider of quality control and compliance solutions that empower businesses to ensure their products and supply chains meet the highest standards.

This partnership aims to accelerate QIMA’s ambitious growth plans and further disrupt the Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) industry through continued technology innovation, global expansion, and strategic M&A.

The transaction remains subject to customary regulatory approvals.

The Latham team was led by Paris corporate partners Gaëtan Gianasso and Alexander Crosthwaite, with associates David Chatteleyn, Claudia Reix, and Julien Zeitoun. Advice was also provided on finance matters by London partner Hugh O’Sullivan, with associate Stefan Vujacic, and Paris partner Lionel Dechmann, with associates Virginie Terzic and Hugo Rivière; on IP and commercial contracts matters by partner Jean-Luc Juhan, with associate Daniel Martel; on antitrust matters by partner Mathilde Saltiel, with associate Constance Dobelmann; on employment matters by partner Matthias Rubner, with associate Cosma Scutiero; on data protection matters by partner Myria Saarinen, with counsel Elise Auvray and associate Hana Ladhari; and on FDI matters by partner Charles-Antoine Guelluy, with associate Alexandre de Puysegur.