Latham & Watkins Advises Payer Compass in Acquisition by Zelis

Zelis, a leading healthcare payments and pricing company, has announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Payer Compass, one of the healthcare industry’s leading providers of reimbursement and claims pricing, administration, and processing solutions.

Latham & Watkins LLP represents Payer Compass in the transaction with a corporate deal team led by Boston partners Todd Gleason and Ryan McCarthy, with Orange County associate Takeshi Sumida and Boston associate Nuri Ruzi. Advice was also provided on tax matters by Century City partner Pardis Zomorodi and Century City counsel William Kessler; on benefits and compensation matters by Bay Area partner Ashley Wagner, with Bay Area associate Niveda Anandan; on antitrust and HSR matters by Bay Area partner Joshua Holian and Washington, D.C. counsel Peter Todaro, with Bay Area associate Charlie Sprague; on intellectual property matters by Boston partner Sarah Gagan, with Boston associate Deborah Hinck; and on finance matters by Bay Area partner Haim Zaltzman and Los Angeles partner Elizabeth Oh.