24 July 2026
Latham Advises Platinum Equity on US$5.6 billion Joint Venture With Nestlé
Advising firms
Deal team
66 lawyers named| Lawyer | Firm | Seniority | Practice | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Brown Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | Not stated | Washington, D.C. |
| Thomas Forschbach Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | Not stated | London |
| Maarten Overmars Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | Not stated | London |
| Simon Lange Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | Not stated | Paris |
| Stefano Sciolla | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | Not stated | Milan |
| Antonina Semyachkova | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Not stated | Not stated |
| Joanne Amos | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Not stated | Not stated |
| Julien Zeitoun | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Not stated | Not stated |
| François Blanchet | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Not stated | Not stated |
| Angus Baird | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Not stated | Not stated |
| Josie Levick | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Not stated | Not stated |
| Ezio Martinez | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Not stated | Not stated |
| Marit Bjornlund | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Not stated | Not stated |
| Benedict Tansey | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Not stated | Not stated |
| Harrison Halberg | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Not stated | Not stated |
| Milena Raffaldi | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Not stated | Not stated |
| Mathilda Kanski | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Not stated | Not stated |
| Dominic Newcomb | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | financing matters | London |
| Julie Van der Meersche | Latham & Watkins LLP | Not stated | financing matters | Not stated |
| Avtar Rai | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | financing matters | Not stated |
| Verity MacInnes | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | financing matters | Not stated |
| Gauthier Martin | Latham & Watkins LLP | Not stated | French public law matters | Not stated |
| Clément Fricaudet | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | French public law matters | Not stated |
| Benoît Offe | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | French public law matters | Not stated |
| Richard Offord | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | data and technology matters | London |
| Jean-Luc Juhan | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | data and technology matters | Paris |
| Alain Traill | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | data and technology matters | London |
| Callum Lee | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | data and technology matters | Not stated |
| Komal Shemar | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | data and technology matters | Not stated |
| Oluyinka (Yinka) Ogboye | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | data and technology matters | Not stated |
| Oscar Bjartell | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | data and technology matters | Not stated |
| Tobias Leder | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | employment matters | Munich |
| Kendall Burnett | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | employment matters | London |
| Shaun Thompson | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | employment matters | London |
| Charlie Bowden | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | employment matters | Not stated |
| Romain Nairi | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | employment matters | Paris |
| Daniel Bop | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | employment matters | Chicago |
| Ellie Wilson | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | employment matters | Not stated |
| Cosma Scutiero | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | employment matters | Not stated |
| Yanis Gaoua | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | employment matters | Not stated |
| Karl Mah | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | tax matters | London |
| Olivia Rauch-Ravisé | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | tax matters | Paris |
| Amy Watkins | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | tax matters | London |
| Allegra Benitah | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | tax matters | Not stated |
| Hugo Matricon | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | tax matters | Not stated |
| Margot Legent | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | tax matters | Not stated |
| Oliver Middleton | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | litigation matters | London |
| Thomas Lane | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | litigation matters | Not stated |
| Anna Kullmann | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | litigation matters | Not stated |
| Emma Bunting | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | litigation matters | Not stated |
| Hana Ladhari | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | litigation matters | Not stated |
| Anthemis Economou | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | antitrust matters | Brussels |
| Philipp Studt | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | antitrust matters | Brussels |
| Luca Donatella | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | antitrust matters | Not stated |
| Les Carnegie | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | white collar matters | Washington, D.C. |
| Andrew Galdes | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | white collar matters | Washington, D.C. |
| Eric Green | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | white collar matters | Not stated |
| Cesare Milani | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | Italian regulatory matters | Not stated |
| Daniele Isidoro | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | Italian regulatory matters | Not stated |
| Aron Potash | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | environmental matters | Los Angeles |
| James Bee | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | environmental matters | Not stated |
| Nathan Beaton | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | regulatory matters | Washington, D.C. |
| Jennifer Bragg | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | regulatory matters | Washington, D.C. |
| Deniz Tschammler | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | regulatory matters | Frankfurt |
| Chad Jennings | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | regulatory matters | Washington, D.C. |
| Grégoire Paquet | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | regulatory matters | Not stated |
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Stated terms
- Stated value
- USD 5.60bn (US$5.6 billion)
- What the figure measures
- Enterprise value
- Client
- Platinum EquityJoint venture party
- Counterparties
- Nestlé (Joint venture party)