15 November 2021
Latham & Watkins Advises Obagi on US$1.2 Billion Business Combination with Waldencast and Milk Makeup as a First Step in Waldencast’s Strategy to Create a Global Multi-Brand Beauty and Wellness Platform
Advising firms
Deal team
25 lawyers named| Lawyer | Firm | Seniority | Practice | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Shean Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | corporate | Orange County |
| Andrew Clark | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | corporate | Los Angeles |
| Brian Umanoff | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Trevor Yedoni | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Nolan Fargo | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Jack McKay | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Shayne Kennedy | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | capital markets | Orange County |
| Phillip Stoup | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | capital markets | Bay Area |
| Michelle Carpenter | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | compensation and benefits | Los Angeles |
| Aaron Tso | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | compensation and benefits | Not stated |
| Katharine Moir | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | tax | Bay Area |
| Alexander Farris | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | tax | Not stated |
| Mark Morris | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | finance | Los Angeles |
| Steven Chinowsky | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | licensing and intellectual property | San Diego |
| Darryl Steensma | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | licensing and intellectual property | San Diego |
| Eliot Choy | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | licensing and intellectual property | New York |
| Kathryn Parsons-Reponte | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | licensing and intellectual property | Not stated |
| Michael Sweeney | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | licensing and intellectual property | Not stated |
| Joshua Holian | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | antitrust | Bay Area |
| Joseph Simei | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | antitrust | Washington, D.C. |
| Elizabeth Richards | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | healthcare regulatory | Washington, D.C. |
| Eveline Van Keymeulen | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | healthcare regulatory | Paris |
| Heather Deixler | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | healthcare regulatory | Bay Area |
| Betty Pang | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | healthcare regulatory | Bay Area |
| Jeanne Fabre | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | healthcare regulatory | Not stated |
Stated terms
- Stated value
- USD 1.20bn (US$1.2 Billion)
- What the figure measures
- Total transaction value
- Client
- ObagiTarget
- Counterparties
- Waldencast Acquisition Corp. (Buy-side)
Milk Makeup (Other)