Becky Eaton is an associate in the Corporate Department of the London office of Latham & Watkins.

Ms. Eaton primarily advises clients including financial sponsors, corporates, and management teams on private equity, venture capital, cross-border M&A transactions, and general corporate matters. 

Prior to joining Latham, Ms. Eaton was an associate in the corporate department of a major international law firm, based in London and has also spent time working in its office in Dubai.

Ms. Eaton’s experience includes advising:

  • 888 plc on its acquisition of William Hill international, by way of reverse takeover
  • Astorg on its acquisition of OPEN Health from Amulet Capital Partners
  • Astorg and OPEN Health on their acquisition of The CM Group
  • Spectrum Equity on its acquisition of Netcraft
  • Epiris on its acquisition of Inchcape Shipping Services, a global provider of port agency and marine services
  • Atos on the acquisition of Cloudreach, a provider of multi-cloud services from the Blackstone Group
  • Moonbug Entertainment on its acquisition by Candle Media, a Blackstone-backed portfolio company
  • L Catterton Europe on its investment in SendCloud, an e-commerce shipping platform
  • Spectrum Equity on its minority investment in OTA Insight, a cloud-based data intelligence platform for the hospitality industry
  • Agilitas Private Equity on its acquisition of Frontier Medical Group, a medical device manufacturer that focuses on skin and wound care*
  • Agilitas Private Equity on its acquisition of TenCate Advanced Armour, global provider of protection solutions for people working in hostile environments*
  • Brookfield Infrastructure on its acquisition of Wireless Infrastructure Group, the independent wireless infrastructure operator*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • England and Wales (Solicitor)

Education

  • L.P.C., University of Law, London Moorgate, 2016
    Distinction
  • Graduate Diploma in Law (Commendation), University of Law, London Bloomsbury, 2015
  • BA (Hons) in History, University of Nottingham, 2013
    First Class
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