Edward Barnett

IMG, an Endeavor company and global leader in sports, events, media, and fashion, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Super Slam Ltd and its affiliates to acquire the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament and the Acciona Open de España golf tournament. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022, subject to ATP / WTA and regulatory approvals. Latham & Watkins LLP represents IMG in the transaction with a cross-border deal team led by New York M&A partner Justin Hamill, London M&A partner Edward Barnett, and London entertainment, sports & media partner Patrick Mitchell, with London associates Jennifer Cadet, Stewart Robinson, and Leah Adeniran. Advice was also provided on corporate matters by Madrid partner María José Descalzo, with trainees Elena Martínez de Luco and Alba Arqué; on employment matters by Madrid partner Naiara Rodríguez-Escudero; on antitrust matters by Madrid partner José María Jiménez-Laiglesia and Brussels partner Sven Völcker, with associates Carlos Betoret and Susanna Dittrich Ingunza; and on tax matters by London partner Sean Finn, Madrid partner Iván Rabanillo, and New York partner Matthew Dewitz, with associate Alan Kimball.~~

Dec 6

1 min

Latham & Watkins LLP hat die Authentic Brands Group (ABG) bei der Übernahme der bekannten Sportartikel- und Schuhmarke Reebok, von der adidas AG beraten. Der Vollzug der Transaktion unterliegt den üblichen Vollzugsbedingungen einschließlich der Zustimmung der Aufsichtsbehörden und wird für das erste Quartal 2022 erwartet. Die Markenikone Reebok ist mit hochwertigen und modernen Modellen an der Schnittstelle zwischen Sport und Lifestyle angesiedelt. Reebok ist derzeit in etwa 80 Ländern tätig, wobei etwa 70 Prozent des Geschäfts außerhalb der USA und Kanadas liegen. ABG ist ein Markenmanagement-, Marketing- und Unterhaltungsunternehmen mit Hauptsitz in New York City und verfügt über ein Portfolio an mehr als 30 globalen Medien-, Entertainment- und Lifestyle-Marken, welches es über Partnerschaften mit namhaften Herstellern, Großhändlern und Einzelhändlern betreut. Latham & Watkins LLP hat ABG mit folgendem Team beraten: Dr. Heiko Gotsche (Partner, Corporate, Düsseldorf), Justin Hamill (Partner), Michael Anastasio (Counsel, beide Corporate, New York, gemeinsame Federführung), Oliver Felsenstein (Partner, Corporate, Frankfurt), Edward Barnett (Partner, Corporate, London), Jeffrey Tochner (Partner, Corporate, New York), Christina Mann (Counsel, Corporate, Frankfurt), Juan Garcia Jacobsen (Associate, Corporate, Düsseldorf), Steve Ahn, Anika Amin, Pelin Serpin, Joshua Meyer (alle Associate, alle Corporate, New York), Hector Sants (Associate, Corporate, London), Joseph Kronsnoble (Partner, Steuerrecht, Chicago), Stefan Süß (Partner, Steuerrecht, München), Sean Finn (Partner, Steuerrecht, London), Michael Zucker (Associate, Steuerrecht, Chicago), Verena Seevers (Associate, Steuerrecht, Hamburg), Héctor Armengod (Partner, Antitrust, Brüssel), Peter Todaro (Counsel, Antitrust, Washington D.C ), Nadeem Brora, Anuj Ghai (beide Associate, Antitrust, London), Joshua Tinkelman (Partner), Sonja Pollack, Hera Liao, Lena Dunn (alle Associate, alle Finance, New York), Dr. Tobias Leder (Partner, Arbeitsrecht, München), Austin Ozawa (Partner, Arbeitsrecht, New York), Leah Segall (Associate, Arbeitsrecht, Chicago), Thies Deike (Counsel, Regulatory, Frank-furt), Robert Blamires (Counsel, Datenschutz, Bay Area), Dr. Wolf-Tassilo Böhm (Associate, Datenschutz, Frankfurt), Adriana Beach (Associate, Datenschutz, Bay Area)~~

Aug 12

1 min

近日，英伟达（NVIDIA）宣布将以总值400亿美元的股票和现金对价收购软银集团旗下的芯片设计公司Arm Ltd.。根据公司发布的新闻稿，该交易将英伟达领先的人工智能计算平台与Arm广阔的生态系统结合在一起，以创建人工智能时代的顶级计算公司，在加速创新的同时，将业务扩展至大型及高增长市场。交易完成后，软银将通过其在英伟达保留一定比例的持股（预计低于10％），继续支持Arm的长期成功。 瑞生在交易中代表英伟达，团队由硅谷及纽约合伙人Josh Dubofsky以及纽约及橘县合伙人Charles Ruck牵头领导，伦敦合伙人Edward Barnett及Farah O'Brien、硅谷律师Saad Khanani、橘县律师Amro Suboh、伦敦律师Hector Sants提供协助。旧金山合伙人Joshua Holian、布鲁塞尔合伙人Sven Völcker、华盛顿特区合伙人Les Carnegie、伦敦合伙人David Little及Charles Claypoole就合规事宜提供了法律意见。~~

Sep 14

1 min

Embracer Group AB ("Embracer"), the parent company of businesses developing and publishing PC, console and mobile games for the global games market, has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Cyprus-based Easybrain Group Limited ("Easybrain"), a leading mobile game developer with a core focus on puzzle and logic games. Easybrain will become Embracer’s eighth operative group as a wholly owned subsidiary and continue to be led by its existing management. Latham & Watkins LLP represents Easybrain Group Limited in the transaction with a cross border corporate deal team led by Bay Area partner Greg Roussel and London partner Edward Barnett, with associates Jennifer Cadet and William Temple-Smith. Advice was also provided on technology transaction matters by London partner Deborah Kirk, with associates Liz Longster and Victoria Wan; on benefits and compensation matters by London partner Catherine Drinnan; on tax matters by London partner Karl Mah, with associate Aoife McCabe; and on antitrust matters by Düsseldorf partner Jan Höft, Brussels partner David Little and San Diego partner Hanno Kaiser, with associates Jamie Mansour, Kristen Previto and Leonie Spangenberger.~~

Feb 3

1 min

Venator Materials plc (Venator) has announced that it has completed the sale of its 50% interest in the Louisiana Pigment Company (LPC) titanium dioxide manufacturing joint venture facility to its operating partner Kronos Worldwide, Inc. The Venator group received US$185 million in cash at completion (subject to working capital adjustments) and expects to receive an earnout payment of up to US$15 million. Latham & Watkins LLP represented Venator in the transaction with a cross-border corporate deal team led by London partner Edward Barnett and New York partner Ian Nussbaum, with associates Kyle Adams, Jesse Lake, and Sam Shropshire. Advice was also provided on tax matters by New York partner Eric Kamerman.~~

Jul 18

1 min