Latham Advises Tripledot Studios on US$800 Million Acquisition of AppLovin’s Games Portfolio
Latham & Watkins has advised Tripledot Studios, one of the world’s fastest-growing multi-genre mobile game developers, on the acquisition of AppLovin’s mobile games studio portfolio for approximately US$800 million, subject to customary adjustments.
The deal will see Tripledot Studios acquire 10 studios, significantly expanding its operations in key strategic markets, including the US and Asia.
The Latham team was led by London corporate partner Mike Turner and Bay Area partner Greg Roussel, with associates Katie Kaplucha, Luke X. Blackett, Toni Adejuyigbe, Kevin J. Schunk, Cameron Koob, and Natalie Lam. Advice was also provided on intellectual property matters by Los Angeles partner Ghaith Mahmood, with associates Ryan Clore, Jesse Kirkland, and Elizabeth Yin; on R&W insurance matters by Los Angeles partner Harrison White, with associate Sandra Matthew; on data privacy matters by London partner Fiona Maclean and Bay Area partner Robert Blamires, with associates Kathryn Parsons-Reponte, Alice Brunning, and Clarence Cheong; on employment matters by London partner Sarah Gadd and counsel Rebecca Fielding, and Chicago partners Benjamin Rosemergy and Nineveh Alkhas, with associates Lura Bonney and Juliet Rognlie; on antitrust matters by Washington, D.C. partner Ian R. Conner, London partner David Little, Washington, D.C counsel Jamie Sadler, and Brussels counsel Philip Studt, with associates Mario Barka and Brian Barrows Goodell; on real estate matters by San Diego counsel Achraf Farraj, with associate Zach Kobayashi; on tax matters by Bay Area partner Katharine Moir, with associate Arash Lofti; on sanctions matters by Washington, D.C. counsel Ruchi Gill, with associate Monica Calce; on finance matters by New York partner Scott Ollivierre, with associate Joshua Guerra; on anti-bribery and corruption matters by London partners Nathan Seltzer and Pamela Reddy, with associate Matthew Unsworth; on regulatory matters by Washington, D.C. partner Barrie VanBrackle; and on CFIUS matters by Washington, D.C. partner James Barker.