20 May 2026
Latham & Watkins Advises Mister Car Wash in Completed US$3.1 Billion Take‑Private Acquisition by Leonard Green & Partners
Advising firms
Deal team
44 lawyers named| Lawyer | Firm | Seniority | Practice | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Kukish Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | corporate | New York |
| Andrew Elken Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | corporate | New York |
| Michael Vardanian Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | corporate | New York |
| Kyle Adams | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Jordan Freisleben | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| William Anderson | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Andrew Zandomenego | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Joseph Kronsnoble | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | tax | Chicago |
| Michael Zucker | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | tax | Chicago |
| Ce'Ondra Ellison | Latham & Watkins LLP | Not stated | tax | Not stated |
| Austin Ozawa | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | employee benefits | New York |
| Alisa Hand | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | employee benefits | New York |
| Rebecca Fishbein | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | employee benefits | Not stated |
| Nineveh Alkhas | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | labor and employment | Chicago |
| Jocelyn Wexler | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | labor and employment | Not stated |
| Carrie Girgenti | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | intellectual property | New York |
| Victoria Allen | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | intellectual property | Not stated |
| Robert Blamires | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | data privacy and cybersecurity | Bay Area |
| Kathryn Parsons-Reponte | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | data privacy and cybersecurity | Not stated |
| Joshua Tinkelman | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | finance | New York |
| Donna Hope | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | finance | Not stated |
| Greg Rodgers | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | capital markets | Los Angeles |
| Drew Capurro | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | capital markets | Orange County |
| Jacob Walsh | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | capital markets | Not stated |
| Tony Noh | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | capital markets | Not stated |
| Ellen Smiley | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | public company representation | New York |
| William Hackett | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | public company representation | Washington, D.C. |
| Sara Almousa | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | public company representation | Not stated |
| Dara Denberg | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | real estate | New York |
| Tom Ficchi | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | real estate | Not stated |
| Ian Conner | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | antitrust | Washington, D.C. |
| David Brenneman | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | antitrust | Washington, D.C. |
| Sabrina Feng | Latham & Watkins LLP | Not stated | antitrust | Not stated |
| Chris Norton | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | environmental | Orange County |
| Erin Brown Jones | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | anti-corruption and anti-bribery | Washington, D.C. |
| Catherine Yao | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | anti-corruption and anti-bribery | Not stated |
| Eric Green | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | trade controls | Not stated |
| Jana Dammann de Chapto | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | FDI | Hamburg |
| Blair Connelly | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | securities and M&A litigation | New York |
| Sarah Lightdale | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | securities and M&A litigation | New York |
| Stephen Barry | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | securities and M&A litigation | Washington, D.C. |
| Thomas Giblin | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | securities and M&A litigation | Not stated |
| Matthew Strand | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | securities and M&A litigation | Not stated |
| Amanda Di | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | securities and M&A litigation | Not stated |
Stated terms
- Stated value
- USD 3.10bn (US$3.1 billion)
- What the figure measures
- Enterprise value
- Client
- Mister Car Wash, Inc.Sell-side
- Counterparties
- Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. (Buy-side)