5 December 2025
Latham Advises CVC in £2 Billion Acquisition of Smiths Detection
Advising firms
Deal team
33 lawyers named| Lawyer | Firm | Seniority | Practice | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kem Ihenacho Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | Not stated | London |
| Doug Abernethy Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | Not stated | London |
| Ruth Taylor | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Not stated | Not stated |
| Jia Yan Ng | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Not stated | Not stated |
| Noah Lipshut | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Not stated | Not stated |
| Madeleine Østenstad | Latham & Watkins LLP | Other | Not stated | Not stated |
| Charles Armstrong | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | finance | London |
| Julie Van der Meersche | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | finance | Not stated |
| Vanessa Ho | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | finance | Not stated |
| Claire McCloskey | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | finance | Not stated |
| Jorunn Wessmann Wirkola | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | finance | Not stated |
| Christian McDermott | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | separation, IP, data, and technology | London |
| Oliver Mobasser | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | separation, IP, data, and technology | Not stated |
| Dal Lim | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | separation, IP, data, and technology | Not stated |
| Callum Lee | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | separation, IP, data, and technology | Not stated |
| Sophia Shum | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | separation, IP, data, and technology | Not stated |
| Sarah Gadd | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | executive compensation and employment | London |
| Shaun Thompson | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | executive compensation and employment | London |
| Ellie Wilson | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | executive compensation and employment | Not stated |
| Martina Hoelzer | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | executive compensation and employment | Not stated |
| Helen Lethaby | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | tax | London |
| James Leslie | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | tax | Not stated |
| Paul Rosen | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | regulatory | Washington, D.C. |
| Damara Chambers | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | regulatory | Washington, D.C. |
| Ruchi Gill | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | regulatory | Not stated |
| Stephen Keith | Latham & Watkins LLP | Other | regulatory | Not stated |
| Clare Nida | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | regulatory | London |
| Matthew Unsworth | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | regulatory | Not stated |
| Stephanie Adams | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | antitrust and FDI | London |
| Jana Dammann | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | antitrust and FDI | Hamburg |
| Nicolas Riemann | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | antitrust and FDI | Not stated |
| Quentin Gwyer | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | real estate | London |
| Constandinos (Costa) Thrasyvoulou | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | real estate | Not stated |
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Stated terms
- Stated value
- GBP 2bn (£2 Billion)
- What the figure measures
- Total transaction value
- Client
- CVCBuy-side
- Counterparties
- Smiths Group plc (Sell-side)