Latham Advises Goldman Sachs Alternatives on Acquisition of Center for Social Dynamics From NMS Capital

Goldman Sachs Alternatives (Goldman Sachs) and NMS Capital (NMS) have jointly announced Goldman Sachs’ acquisition of Center for Social Dynamics (CSD), a leading provider of applied behavior analysis to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Goldman Sachs is acquiring CSD from NMS, who will re-invest in CSD alongside Goldman Sachs Alternatives. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Latham & Watkins LLP represented Goldman Sachs in the transaction with a corporate team led by Bay Area partner Saad Khanani, with associates Danny Nordstrom, Jack McKay, Alec Hampton, and Sabine Dahi; on tax matters by Bay Area partner Grace Lee, with associate Gregory Conyers; on debt matters by Los Angeles partner Kenneth Askin; on healthcare regulatory matters by Washington, D.C. partners Jason Caron and Eric Greig, and counsel Nicole Liffrig Molife, with associates Margaret Rote, Megan Lich, and Evan Miller; on data privacy matters by Washington, D.C. partner Marissa Boynton, with associate Kathryn Parsons-Reponte; on intellectual property matters by Bay Area counsel Arielle Singh, with associate Caroline Omotayo; on executive compensation, employment, and benefits matters by Century City/Bay Area partner Julie Crisp, with associate Kayla Snyder;* on labor and employment matters by Los Angeles partner Joseph Farrell; on real estate matters by San Diego partner Stephanie Fontanes; on export controls and sanctions matters by associate Eric Green; on FCPA matters by associates Faiza Hasan and C.J. Rydberg; on antitrust matters by Washington, D.C. partner Patrick English, with associate Ben Bouwman; and on RWI matters by Los Angeles partner Harrison White, with associate Dylan Shamoon.

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