Christopher Alexander Cruickshank

chris.cruickshank@lw.com

+1.415.395.8080

Profile

Chris Cruickshank is an associate in the San Francisco office of Latham & Watkins.

Chris represents private companies and private equity funds in a variety of complex transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, take-privates, carve-outs, and restructurings.

He advises clients on a variety of transactions within the technology and fintech industries.

Chris previously clerked for then-Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr. of the Delaware Supreme Court.

Experience

Chris' experience includes representing:

Solvvy in its acquisition by Zoom Video Communications
Shift4 in its acquisition of The Giving Block
OpenSea in its acquisition of Dharma Labs
Symphony Technology Group in various transactions, including:
- the sale of SPH Analytics to Press Ganey*
- the sale of First Advantage to Silver Lake*
Francisco Partners in its acquisition with Evergreen Coast Capital of LogMeIn*
Vector Capital in various transactions, including:
- its sale of Saba Software to Cornerstone OnDemand*
- the acquisition of MarkLogic Corporation*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Qualifications

Bar Qualification

California

Education

JD, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2018
cum laude
BA, University of Victoria, 2015
with distinction

Practices

Industries

October 28, 2024 Our Work

Latham Advises HPS Investment Partners on Investment in GardaWorld

Multidisciplinary team represents HPS in connection with the investment in security company GardaWorld by a group led by GardaWorld CEO Stephan Crétier and minority investors HPS, Oak Hill Advisors, One Investment Management, and others, valuing GardaWorld at C$13.5 billion.