Latham & Watkins Advises Teleperformance in Acquisition of ZP Better Together

Teleperformance (TP), a global leader in digital business services, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ZP Better Together (ZP), a fast-growing leader in providing language solutions and technology platforms to the deaf and hard of hearing community in the United States, from Kinderhook Industries, a US private investment firm. ZP will become part of TP’s Specialized Services company LanguageLine Solutions and broaden its offering through the addition of critical services. This acquisition will further strengthen LanguageLine Solutions’ position as the largest company of its kind in the world.

Latham & Watkins LLP represents Teleperformance in the transaction with a corporate deal team led by Houston partner James Garrett and Houston associate Daniel Harrist, with additional assistance from associates Tasbiha Batool, and Harrison Little. Advice was also provided on tax matters by Houston partner Jared Grimley, with associate Ashley Flor; on environmental matters by San Diego partner Jennifer Roy, with associate Kayla Seltzer; on benefits matters by San Diego partner Holly Bauer and Washington, D.C. counsel Laura Szarmach; on intellectual property matters by San Diego partner Steven Chinowsky, with associate Arun Mohan; on data privacy matters by Bay Area partner Heather Deixler, with associate Priyanka Krishnamurthy; on government contracts matters by Washington, D.C. partners Kyle Jefcoat and Dean Baxtresser, with associate Gabriela Chartier; on finance matters by Houston counsel Bryce Kaufman, with associate Chris Fanick; on real estate matters by San Diego counsel Aaron Friberg; on FCC matters by Washington, D.C. partner Elizabeth Park, with associate Michael Herman; on antitrust matters by Washington, D.C. partner Jason Cruise, Brussels partners David Little and Giuditta Caldini, and Washington, D.C. counsel Britton Davis, with associates Matthew Piehl, Eva Beyer Blumental, and Nadeem Brora; and on litigation matters by Los Angeles partner Joseph Farrell.