Latham Represents Private Credit Funds in Financing for H.I.G. Capital and Thoma Bravo’s Acquisition of CompTIA Brand and Products

H.I.G. Capital (H.I.G.) and Thoma Bravo have announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire the brand and world-leading information technology (IT) certification and training business and products of the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), a global leading IT certification and training body.

Latham & Watkins LLP represented the private credit funds in a financing to support the transaction with a banking team led by New York partners Stelios Saffos, Peter Sluka, Michael Waldman, Alfred Xue, and Nicole Fanjul, with associates Katherine Page, Carlos Ibarguengoitia, Helen Liu, and Michaela Bolden. Advice was also provided on tax matters by New York partner Elena Romanova, with associate Kathryn Harrington; on uniform commercial code matters by New York partner Brian Rock; on intellectual property matters by Bay Area partner Michelle Gross, with associate Karen Sung; on data privacy matters by Boston associate Kiara Vaughn; and on labor and employment benefits matters by Chicago partner Benjamin Rosemergy, with associate Kevin Matheny.