Medha Marathe is an associate in the Corporate Department of Latham & Watkins’ London office. She advises clients on complex and strategic mergers and acquisitions including private equity, cross-border public M&A, joint ventures, carve-out transactions, and general corporate matters. 

Ms. Marathe is a dual-qualified lawyer and has several years of experience handling complex public and private mergers and acquisitions transactions in India.

Prior to joining Latham, Ms. Marathe worked as a partner in the corporate department of a leading law firm in India and has been recognized as a notable practitioner by IFLR1000

Ms. Marathe’s notable experience includes advising:

  • Agility on the sale of its Global Integrated Logistics business to DSV Panalpina (through a cash/stock transaction) for US$4.1 billion
  • AllianceBernstein on its carve-out and strategic joint venture with Société Générale with respect to its cash equities business
  • Atotech Limited on the sale of its business to MKS Instruments Inc. through a cash/stock scheme of arrangement for US$5.1 billion
  • Atomico on Lilium’s business combination with Qell Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company for US$3.3 billion
  • Brookfield on its public offer for acquisition of majority shareholding of Indostar Capital Finance Limited, an Indian non-banking financial services (public) company and joint venture with Everstone for US$250 million*
  • Norsk Hydro ASA on its US$1.11 billion strategic joint venture with Glencore in an alumina refinery in Brazil and its exit from MRN by sale of its shareholding to Glencore
  • A life science company on its bid for controlling stake in an India-based global medical devices company 
  • Shareholders of Lightsource bp on their exit from Lightsource bp, a global developer of utility-scale solar and battery storage assets, to bp 
  • Farfetch on its online luxury retail joint venture platform with Alibaba Group and Richemont for US$1.1 billion
  • PSP Investments on its co-investment in Cerba HealthCare, a France-based network of medical biology laboratories with BPI, Pictet, MACSF, and Pictet 
  • Canva Inc. on its largest acquisition to date of Affinity, a UK-based software services provider
  • Shift4 Payments, Inc. on its acquisition of Credorax Inc., a global banking and financial services group, through a scheme of arrangement for US$575 million
  • Shift4 Payments, Inc. on its acquisition of Online Payments Group in a cash and stock transaction
  • Reliance Industries on its acquisition of controlling interest in Den Networks Limited, a listed leading cable distribution company in India for US$270 million*
  • Renewable Investments Holding SA on the sale of AZUR SPACE Solar Power GmbH, a global leader in developing and manufacturing multi‐junction solar cells, to 5N Plus Inc through a combination of cash and stock
  • SIG Inc. on its purchase of its acquisition of Evergreen Asia, Pactiv Evergreen’s Asian cartons business, for US$335 million
  • Tata Steel on its strategic acquisition of controlling interest in Bhushan Steel Limited — the first successful acquisition under the insolvency and bankruptcy regime in India for US$5.5 billion*
  • Trade Republic (highest valued Fintech in Europe) on US$900 million Series C financing
  • TotalEnergies on the acquisition of: 
    • 20% in Adani Green Energy, a listed India-based provider of renewable energy
    • 50% in renewable energy joint ventures with Adani Green Energy

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • England and Wales (Solicitor)
  • India (Advocate)

Education

  • BA LLB (Honours), The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Hindi

Industries