15 July 2026
Latham Advises Dragoneer on Helsing’s US$1.8 Billion Series E, Valuing the Company at US$18 Billion in One of the Largest Defense Tech Investments Globally
Advising firms
Deal team
18 lawyers named| Lawyer | Firm | Seniority | Practice | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haim Zaltzman Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | Not stated | Not stated |
| Alex Kassai Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | Not stated | Not stated |
| Heiko Gotsche Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | Not stated | Not stated |
| Chad Rolston Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | Not stated | Not stated |
| Jaschar Mirkhani | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Not stated | Not stated |
| Rachelle Polsky | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Not stated | Not stated |
| Danielle Kim | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Not stated | Not stated |
| Jan Gocha | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Not stated | Not stated |
| Jana Dammann de Chapto | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | antitrust | Not stated |
| Peter Todaro | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | antitrust | Not stated |
| Katharine Moir | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | tax | Not stated |
| Gregory Conyers | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | tax | Not stated |
| Pelin Serpin | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | intellectual property | Not stated |
| Cesare Milani | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | environmental | Not stated |
| Edoardo Cassinelli | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | environmental | Not stated |
| Zachary Eddington | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | regulatory | Not stated |
| Amulya Vadapalli | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | regulatory | Not stated |
| Romain Nairi | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | labor and employment | Not stated |
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Stated terms
- Stated value
- USD 1.80bn (US$1.8 billion)
- What the figure measures
- Issue size
- Client
- Dragoneer Investment GroupInvestor
- Counterparties
- Helsing (Issuer)
Lightspeed Venture Partners (Investor)
Disruptive (Investor)
Iconiq (Investor)
Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives (Investor)
JPMorganChase (Investor)
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) (Investor)
General Catalyst (Investor)
Plural (Investor)
StepStone (Investor)