21 October 2026
Latham & Watkins Advises Morgan Stanley Capital Partners on Acquisition of The Rapid Group
Advising firms
Deal team
34 lawyers named| Lawyer | Firm | Seniority | Practice | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Beller Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | corporate | New York |
| Richard Quay | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | corporate | Not stated |
| Nancy Zhu | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Eric Rothman | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Leila Lukaszewicz | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Matthew Dewitz | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | tax | New York |
| Katherine Putnam | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | finance | Washington, D.C. |
| Jewrisha Ransome | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | finance | Not stated |
| Yiyun Sun | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | finance | Not stated |
| Ted Mathiowetz | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | finance | Not stated |
| Wenjia Yu | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | finance | Not stated |
| Laura Waller | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | labor and employment | Not stated |
| Alexis Pinzon | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | labor and employment | Not stated |
| Nikhil Kumar | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | executive compensation and benefits | Washington, D.C. |
| Amal Rafiq | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | executive compensation and benefits | Not stated |
| Joseph Bargnesi | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | anti-bribery and anti-corruption | Washington, D.C. |
| 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 |
| Jessica Cohen | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | intellectual property | New York |
| Susana Santos | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | intellectual property | Not stated |
| Kyle Jefcoat | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | government contracts | Washington, D.C. |
| Vikhyath Veeramachaneni | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | government contracts | Not stated |
| Shira Bressler | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | real estate | Not stated |
| Michael Nieberg | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | real estate | Not stated |
| Jack Jia | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | real estate | Not stated |
| David Langer | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | environmental | Not stated |
| Bruce Johnson | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | environmental | Not stated |
| Katherine Rocco | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | antitrust | New York |
| Jamie Sadler | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | antitrust | Not stated |
| Matthew Piehl | Latham & Watkins LLP | Other | antitrust | Not stated |
| Karen Kim | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | antitrust | Not stated |
| Noam Haykeen | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | antitrust | Not stated |
| Harrison White | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | insurance | Los Angeles |
| Sandra Mathew | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | insurance | Not stated |
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Stated terms
- Stated value
- Not stated
- What the figure measures
- Not stated
- Client
- Morgan Stanley Capital PartnersBuy-side
- Counterparties
- The Rapid Group (Sell-side)