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by Legal Desire
25 October 2025

Latham & Watkins Advises Ares in Acquisition of Plymouth Industrial REIT by Makarora

M&A Real Estate Announced

Advising firms

Deal team

16 lawyers named
LawyerFirmSeniorityPracticeOffice
Julian Kleindorfer Lead Latham & Watkins LLP Partner corporate Los Angeles/New York
Owen Alexander Lead Latham & Watkins LLP Partner corporate Chicago
David Zaheer Lead Latham & Watkins LLP Partner corporate Los Angeles
Mack Weber Latham & Watkins LLP Associate corporate Not stated
Cory Lewis Latham & Watkins LLP Associate corporate Not stated
Cristina Lombardi Latham & Watkins LLP Associate corporate Not stated
Shoumick Hasan Latham & Watkins LLP Associate corporate Not stated
Sean Kim Latham & Watkins LLP Associate corporate Not stated
Pardis Zomorodi Latham & Watkins LLP Partner tax Los Angeles
Eric Song Latham & Watkins LLP Counsel tax Not stated
Dennis Poehland Latham & Watkins LLP Associate tax Not stated
Betsy Jaffe Latham & Watkins LLP Partner finance New York
Katherine Rocco Latham & Watkins LLP Partner antitrust New York
Peter Todaro Latham & Watkins LLP Partner antitrust Washington, D.C.
Jamie Sadler Latham & Watkins LLP Counsel antitrust New York
Josh Friedman Latham & Watkins LLP Partner executive compensation, employment, and benefits Boston

Stated terms

Stated value
USD 2.10bn (US$2.1 billion)
What the figure measures
Total transaction value
Client
Ares Alternative Credit fundsBuy-side
Counterparties
Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. (Target)
Makarora Management LP (Buy-side)