8 October 2026
Latham Advises on Financing for Wittington’s US$8.9 Billion Acquisition of Boots
Advising firms
Deal team
20 lawyers named| Lawyer | Firm | Seniority | Practice | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Engelhardt Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | Not stated | Not stated |
| Dan Maze Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | Not stated | Not stated |
| Paul Bonewitz Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | Not stated | Not stated |
| Nicole Fanjul Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | Not stated | Not stated |
| Victor Ludwig Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | Not stated | Not stated |
| Roberto Reyes Gaskin Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | Not stated | Not stated |
| Katherine Page | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tian Lin | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Not stated | Not stated |
| Philipp Hagenbuch | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Not stated | Not stated |
| Chiara Coppotelli | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Not stated | Not stated |
| Alex Despotovic | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Not stated | Not stated |
| Riddhima Wahi | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Not stated | Not stated |
| Alex Natarajan | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Not stated | Not stated |
| Robert Dinan | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Not stated | Not stated |
| Casey Pepa | Latham & Watkins LLP | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Karl Mah | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | tax | Not stated |
| Aoife McCabe | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | tax | Not stated |
| Bora Bozkurt | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | tax | Not stated |
| Allegra Benitah | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | tax | Not stated |
| Michael Yu | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | tax | Not stated |
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Stated terms
- Stated value
- USD 8.90bn (US$8.9 billion)
- What the figure measures
- Total transaction value
- Client
- Wittington Investments, LimitedBuy-side
- Counterparties
- Boots (Sell-side)
Fairfax (Joint venture party)