Melanie Howard

melanie.howard@lw.com

Profile

Melanie Howard advises clients on complex European and cross-border transactions.

Melanie draws on her broad experience to help companies, private equity funds, and investment banks navigate:

Before joining Latham, she was a partner at another international law firm.

Melanie’s experience includes advising:

Barclays on its:
- US$13.5 billion sale of BGI to BlackRock, following its proposal to sell iShares to CVC for US$4.4 billion*
- Acquisition of Lehman Brothers North American investment banking and capital markets businesses*
A consortium member on a Brookfield-led consortium’s £2.2 billion recommended cash offer for Network International Holdings*
An investor in EQT’s £4.4 billion successful offer for Dechra*
S&P Global on:
- Selling its global engineering business to KKR*
- Its US$44 billion merger with IHS Markit and the post-acquisition integration*
- Acquiring the Shades of Green business from the Center for International Climate Research*
GlaxoSmithKline on selling its cephalosporin antibiotics business to Sandoz*
Mondelez International on:
- Selling Cadbury World*
- Acquiring Grenade*
Alawwal Bank on its merger with the Saudi British Bank*
Ahli United Bank on acquiring Citi’s consumer banking business in Bahrain*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

December 5, 2024 Our Work

Cross-border team represents global biotechnology company in the healthcare and life sciences transaction.