Rachel E. Ratcliffe Payne

Rachel’s experience includes advising:

Strategic M&A

• Authentic Brands Group on its acquisition of Boardriders (Quiksilver, Billabong, Roxy)
• Entrust on the sale of its public certificate business to Sectigo
• SMART Global Holdings on its US$225 million acquisition of Stratus Technologies
• Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. in its strategic investment in Asylum Entertainment Group
• Liberty Media on its US$4.4 billion acquisition of Formula 1*
• Liberty Interactive on its US$1.1 billion acquisition of General Communication*

Public M&A

• Altus Power, Inc. on its pending US$2.2 billion acquisition by TPG
• Revolution Medicines, Inc. on its US$1.05 billion acquisition of EQRx, Inc.
• LG Chem on its US$566 million acquisition of Aveo Oncology
• The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Barnes & Noble in Barnes & Noble’s US$683 million acquisition by a major investment management company*
• Tallgrass Energy LP on the US$3.5 billion acquisition of its publicly held Class A shares by Blackstone Infrastructure Partners affiliates*
• Tallgrass Energy Holdings LLC on its US$3.3 billion sale of Tallgrass Energy LP’s general partner to Blackstone Infrastructure Partners affiliates*

De-SPACs

• Infrared Cameras Holdings on its acquisition by SportsMap Tech Acquisition Corp.
• Flame Acquisition Corp. on its acquisition of Sable Offshore

Private Equity M&A

• Strattam Capital and its portfolio companies, including on:
  • Its majority investments and acquisitions of SciShield and Intellect
  • Portfolio company Affinaquest’s (formerly SSB Consulting) business unit divestiture to KORE Software
• Think Power Solutions on its equity investment and associated reorganization by Warren Equity Partners affiliates

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham