Firm Advises LogMeIn in Acquisition by Affiliates of Francisco Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital Corp. 

LogMeIn, Inc. (NASDAQ: LOGM), a leading provider of cloud-based connectivity, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired in a transaction led by affiliates of Francisco Partners, a leading technology-focused global private equity firm, and Evergreen Coast Capital Corporation, the private equity affiliate of Elliott Management Corporation, for US$86.05 per share in cash. The all-cash transaction values LogMeIn at an aggregate equity valuation of approximately US$4.3 billion.

Latham & Watkins LLP represents LogMeIn in the transaction with a corporate deal team led by Chicago partners Bradley Faris and Jason Morelli, Boston partners John Chory and Susan Mazur, and Boston counsel Emily Taylor, with associates Sean Parish and Henna Jalal. Advice was also provided on intellectual property matters by Boston partner Sarah Gagan, with associate Deborah Hinck; on tax matters by Los Angeles partner Laurence Stein, with associate Janet Hsu; on benefits and compensation matters by Washington, D.C. partner David Della Rocca, with associate Stephanie Jeane; on antitrust matters by San Diego partner Hanno Kaiser, with associate Kelly Smith Fayne; on communications matters by Washington, D.C. partner Matthew Brill and counsel Elizabeth Park; and on regulatory matters by Washington, D.C. partner Les Carnegie.