11 May 2022
Latham & Watkins Advises Switch on US$11 Billion Take-Private Acquisition by DigitalBridge Investment Management and IFM
Advising firms
Deal team
28 lawyers named| Lawyer | Firm | Seniority | Practice | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Ruck Lead | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | corporate | Orange County/New York |
| Daniel Rees | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | corporate | Orange County |
| Brian Umanoff | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Tiana Baghdikian | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Jack McKay | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Jack Vanderford | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Allison (AJ) Blair | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Erik Jensen | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | corporate | Not stated |
| Shayne Kennedy | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | capital markets | Orange County |
| Michelle Carpenter | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | benefits and compensation | Los Angeles |
| Laura Szarmach | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | benefits and compensation | Washington, D.C. |
| Vanessa King | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | benefits and compensation | Not stated |
| David Kuiper | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | IP | Orange County |
| Pardis Zomorodi | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | tax | Century City |
| Brian Rogers | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | tax | Not stated |
| Joshua Hamilton | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | litigation | Los Angeles |
| Michele Johnson | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | litigation | Orange County |
| Jason Cruise | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | antitrust | Washington, D.C. |
| Patrick English | Latham & Watkins LLP | Counsel | antitrust | Washington, D.C. |
| Alexandra Kandalaft | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | antitrust | Not stated |
| James Mann | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | real estate | San Diego |
| Achraf Farraj | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | real estate | Not stated |
| Mark Morris | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | finance | Los Angeles |
| Kendra Kocovsky | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | finance | New York |
| Michelle Gross | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | finance | Bay Area |
| Adriana Beach | Latham & Watkins LLP | Associate | finance | Not stated |
| James Barker | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | CFIUS/FCC | Washington, D.C. |
| Natasha Gianvecchio | Latham & Watkins LLP | Partner | FERC | Washington, D.C. |
Stated terms
- Stated value
- USD 11bn (US$11 billion)
- What the figure measures
- Total transaction value
- Client
- Switch, Inc.Target
- Counterparties
- DigitalBridge Partners II (Buy-side)
IFM Investors (Buy-side)