Latham Advises Bridgepoint on Its Proposed Public Tender Offer for Esker

Latham & Watkins is advising Bridgepoint on its proposed public tender offer for the Esker shares, in association with General Atlantic and the management shareholders, at a price of €262 per share. The offer values 100% of Esker’s share capital at approximately €1.621 million on a fully diluted basis.

The transaction will enable Esker, a key player in the automation of Source-to-Pay and Order-to-Cash management cycles, to accelerate its development strategy by benefiting from the necessary flexibility and support of Bridgepoint and General Atlantic.

The Latham team is led by Paris corporate partners Olivier du Mottay, Alexander Crosthwaite, and Simon Lange, with associates Aymerick Fradin and Yasmine Houichi. Advice was also provided on finance matters by Paris partner Lionel Dechmann, with associate Aurélien Lorenzi; on tax matters by Paris partner Olivia Rauch-Ravisé, with associates Hugo Matricon and Jean-Baptiste Bourbier; and on antitrust matters by Paris partner Adrien Giraud, with associate Julia Malaussène.