Latham & Watkins Advises on Private Credit Financing for BayPine’s Acquisition of CenExel

BayPine LP, a private investment firm that drives digital transformation in market-leading businesses, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CenExel Clinical Research, Inc., a leading clinical trial site network focused on complex therapeutic areas. Following the closing of the transaction, BayPine will be the majority investor in CenExel alongside previous investor Webster Equity Partners, which will retain a minority stake, as well as company management. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Latham & Watkins LLP represented the private credit financing sources in the transaction with a team led by partners Stelios Saffos, Josh Holt, Paul Bonewitz, and Pamela Kellet, and counsel Kelly Egers, with associate Kevin Castillo.