Hector A. Sants

Hector’s experience includes representing:

Technology

• Farfetch on numerous matters, including:
  • Its sale to Greenoaks and Coupang via a UK pre-pack administration process, as well as the negotiation of a committed first lien delayed draw term loan facility of up to US$500 million
  • The establishment and expansion of its Luxury New Retail partnership, including Farfetch’s proposed acquisition of 47.5% of YOOX Net-a-Porter from Richemont, as well as the agreement for Richemont and YNAP to each adopt Farfetch Platform Solutions
  • Its global strategic partnership and China joint venture with Alibaba Group and Richemont
  • Its acquisition of certain assets of Opening Ceremony, an American multi-brand retailer
• NVIDIA on its proposed US$40 billion acquisition of Arm Limited, the Cambridge-headquartered semiconductor and software design company, from SoftBank
• Viasat on its proposed US$7.3 billion combination with Inmarsat

Sports

• TWG Global and Billie Jean King Enterprises on their partnership agreement with the International Tennis Federation to form the Billie Jean King Cup Limited
• The consortium led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital on its £4.25 billion acquisition of Chelsea Football Club
• 888 Holdings PLC on its £2.2 billion acquisition of William Hill International from Caesars Entertainment
• A group of US sports and media investors in a strategic partnership with the International Basketball Association (FIBA) to invest in the Basketball Champions League (BCL) and other global basketball competitions
• Multiple clients in joint ventures, investments, and M&A in the international sports market across numerous disciplines, including sports betting, football, basketball and tennis

Other M&A

• One of the lead financial advisors to UBS on its proposed takeover of Credit Suisse
• The Carlyle Group on its potential US$825 million acquisition of Occidental’s entire onshore portfolio in Colombia
• NRG Energy on its US$3.625 billion acquisition of Direct Energy, a North American subsidiary of Centrica
• Total on the expansion of strategic partnership with Adani Group via its acquisition of a 37.4% controlling interest in Adani Gas Limited
• Fortress Investment Group on the sale of Florida East Coast Railways to Grupo Mexico*
• GlaxoSmithKline on:
  • Forming a world-leading consumer healthcare joint venue with Pfizer*
  • Its three-part interconditional Vaccines, Oncology, and Consumer Healthcare joint venture with Novartis*
• Shire on its:
  • US$32 billion acquisition of Baxalta*
  • US$5.9 billion acquisition of Dyax*
• Talisman Energy on its:
  • North Sea joint venture with Addax/China Sinopec*
  • US$8.3 billion takeover by Repsol*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham