Latham & Watkins Advises Apera in Financing of Oakley Capital’s Acquisition of Vice Golf

Latham & Watkins LLP has advised pan-European private debt investor Apera Asset Management (Apera) on the financing of the acquisition of Vice Sporting Goods GmbH (Vice Golf) by Oakley Capital by providing a unitranche facility. 

Vice Golf is a leading digitally native brand built around high-performance golf balls based in Munich. Vice Golf products are sold mainly in the US and Europe via its own online shop as well as select retail partners. For the next stage of its growth, Vice Golf has partnered with Oakley Capital as an investor.

The Latham team was led by Munich partner Thomas Weitkamp and counsel Ludwig Zesch, with associate Philipp Guggeis and senior legal analyst Anne Kurschewitz. Advice was also provided on corporate matters by Munich associates Corinna Freudenmacher and Stephan Hufnagel, and on tax matters by Munich partner Stefan Süß.