Latham & Watkins Advises Haveli Investments in US$1.5 Billion Acquisition of Couchbase

Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ: BASE), the developer data platform for critical applications in our AI world, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Haveli Investments, a technology-focused investment firm, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately US$1.5 billion. Upon completion of the transaction, Couchbase will become a privately held company.

Latham & Watkins LLP represents Haveli Investments in the transaction with a corporate deal team led by partners Charles Ruck and Ian Nussbaum, with associates Maddy Berg, Cristina Lombardi, and Cherrie Wang, with assistance from Emily Campbell. Advice was provided on tax matters by partner Katharine Moir; on benefits and compensation matters by partner Michelle Carpenter and counsel Laura Szarmach; on intellectual property matters by partner Morgan Brubaker; on finance matters by partners Manu Gayatrinath, Melissa Frankel Fabian, and Jesse Sheff; on CFIUS matters by partner Damara Chambers; on antitrust matters by partners Mandy Reeves, Jana Dammann de Chapto, David Brenneman, Makan Delrahim, Patrick English, and Tomas Nilsson; on employment matters by partner Nineveh Alkhas; on compliance matters by partner Erin Brown Jones; on data privacy matters by partner Robert Brown; on public company representation matters by partner William Hackett; on government contracts matters by partner Kyle Jefcoat; on capital markets matters by partner Erika Weinberg; and on real estate matters by counsel Jeffrey Anderson.