27 October 2026
Latham & Watkins Advises LSEG on US$3.535 Billion Acquisition of Octus
Advising firms
Deal team
66 lawyers named| Lawyer | Firm | Seniority | Practice | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leah Sauter Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | corporate | New York |
| Peter Harwich Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | corporate | New York |
| Farah O'Brien | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | corporate | London |
| Mark Austin | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | corporate | London |
| Jennifer Chu | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Joey Yu | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Kyle Persaud | Latham & Watkins LLP | Not stated | corporate | Not stated |
| Eric Kamerman | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | tax | New York |
| Helen Lethaby | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | tax | London |
| Jorge Hinzpeter | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | tax | Not stated |
| Aaron Bradley | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | tax | Not stated |
| Erica Aho | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | executive compensation and benefits | New York |
| Sarah Gadd | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | executive compensation and benefits | London |
| Aaron Tso | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | executive compensation and benefits | Not stated |
| Ismay Keane | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | executive compensation and benefits | Not stated |
| Erica Shin | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | executive compensation and benefits | Not stated |
| Sandra Benjamin | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | labor and employment | New York |
| Alexis Grinstead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | labor and employment | Not stated |
| Kelly Fayne | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | antitrust | Bay Area |
| Ludmilla Le Grand | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | antitrust | London |
| Wesley Lepla | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | antitrust | Brussels |
| Alexander Reicher | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | antitrust | London |
| Luca Feltrin | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | antitrust | Not stated |
| William Reed | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | antitrust | Not stated |
| James Mathieson | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | antitrust | Not stated |
| Cameron Swiecki | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | antitrust | Not stated |
| Edd Rarity | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | antitrust | Not stated |
| Klearchos Lazanas | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | antitrust | Not stated |
| Benjamin Laud | Latham & Watkins LLP | Not stated | antitrust | Not stated |
| Robert Brown | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | data privacy and cybersecurity | Houston |
| Jack Bergantino | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | data privacy and cybersecurity | Not stated |
| Ben Leigh | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | data privacy and cybersecurity | Not stated |
| Flore Bourdet | Latham & Watkins LLP | Not stated | data privacy and cybersecurity | Not stated |
| Ghaith Mahmood | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | intellectual property | Los Angeles |
| Jessica Cohen | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | intellectual property | New York |
| Christian McDermott | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | intellectual property | London |
| Kashira Patterson | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | intellectual property | Not stated |
| Donara Aghajani | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | intellectual property | Not stated |
| Billy Kosmidis | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | intellectual property | Not stated |
| Liz Longster | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | intellectual property | Not stated |
| Komal Shemar | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | intellectual property | Not stated |
| Mariella Letman | Latham & Watkins LLP | Not stated | intellectual property | Not stated |
| Yvette Valdez | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | financial regulatory | New York |
| Stephen Wink | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | financial regulatory | New York |
| Nicola Higgs | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | financial regulatory | London |
| Becky Critchley | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | financial regulatory | London |
| Aaron Gilbride | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | financial regulatory | Washington, D.C. |
| Naim Culhaci | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | financial regulatory | New York |
| Raffi Teperdjian | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | financial regulatory | Not stated |
| Haley Hohensee | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | financial regulatory | Not stated |
| Haoyu Gu | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | financial regulatory | Not stated |
| Kose Bamugemereire | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | financial regulatory | Not stated |
| Ruchi Gill | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | regulatory | Washington, D.C. |
| Amulya Vadapalli | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | regulatory | Not stated |
| Monica Calce | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | regulatory | Not stated |
| Erin Brown Jones | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | anti-bribery and anti-corruption | Washington, D.C. |
| Clare Nida | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | anti-bribery and anti-corruption | London |
| Annie Birch | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | anti-bribery and anti-corruption | Not stated |
| Harrison White | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | insurance | Los Angeles |
| Enrique Covarrubias | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | insurance | Not stated |
| Thomas Lane | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | UK sanctions | London |
| Gregory Slevin | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | UK sanctions | Not stated |
| Robert Frances | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | real estate | San Diego |
| Aaron Friberg | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | real estate | Not stated |
| Dean Baxtresser | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | government contracts | Washington, D.C. |
| Pascal Jakowec | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | government contracts | Not stated |
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Stated terms
- Stated value
- USD 3.54bn (US$3.535 billion)
- What the figure measures
- Total transaction value
- Client
- LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group plc)Buy-side
- Counterparties
- Octus (Sell-side)
Permira (Sell-side)