Latham & Watkins Advises Hunter Point Capital in GP Stakes Acquisition and Strategic Partnership With Equitix

Hunter Point Capital (HPC), an independent investment firm providing capital solutions and strategic support to alternative asset managers, announced that it has agreed to form a strategic partnership with Equitix, a leading international investor, developer, and fund manager in infrastructure. HPC is acquiring a 16.1% stake in the business at an implied enterprise value of £1.3 billion, excluding net debt. HPC’s stake is being acquired from two existing shareholders: approximately 14.6% from TFG Asset Management, Tetragon’s diversified alternative asset management business, and 1.5% from Equitix management.

Latham & Watkins LLP represents HPC in the transaction with a cross-border team led by New York Asset Management M&A partner Alex Kelly and London Asset Management M&A partner Beatrice Lo, with assistance from associates Lady Africa Sheppard, Michael Magstadt, Hadi Najem, Genevieve Dankyi, Michelle Kim, and Juna Kim. Advice was provided on investment funds matters by London partner James McCrory and New York partner Erin Bergey, with associates Daniel Sung, Martin Taxay, and Dillon Curtis; on UK tax matters by London partners Simon Skinner and Serena Lee, with associate Joshua Atkinson; on US tax matters by New York partner Gregory Hannibal, with associate Arash Lotfi; on insurance matters by Los Angeles partner Drew Levin and San Diego counsel Hannah Cary, with associate Joy Chen; on employment matters by London partner Sarah Gadd, with associate Charlie Bowden; on data and technology transactions matters by London partner Christian McDermott, with associates Elva Cullen, Dal Lim, and Calum Docherty; on regulatory matters by London partner Nicola Higgs, Brussels partner Héctor Armengod, and Brussels counsel Philipp Studt, with associates Sara Sayma, Nicolas Jung, and James Mathieson; on compliance matters by London partner Clare Nida, with associates Anna Diab, Thomas Lane, and Amaryllis Bernitsa; on banking matters by London partner Hayden Teo, with associate Mark Walker; on capital markets matters by London partner Manoj Tulsiani, with associate Tom Breheny; on fund finance matters by London partner Jeremiah Wagner, with associate Leah Morgan Parle; and on structured finance matters by London partner Christopher Armstrong, with associate Saachi Bains.