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Latham Advises Ardian on Sale of Majority Stake in Artefact
July 28, 2025
Paris team represents world-leading private investment firm in the transaction.
Latham & Watkins has advised Ardian, a world-leading private investment firm, as it enters into exclusive negotiations to sell its majority stake in Artefact, a global provider of data and artificial intelligence consulting services to large, blue-chip enterprises, to Cinven. The investment is valued at over €1 billion.
The Latham team was led by Paris corporate partner Olivier du Mottay, with associates Louise Gurly, François Blanchet, and Yasmine Houichi. Advice was also provided on antitrust matters by partner Mathilde Saltiel; on finance matters by counsel Aurélie Buchinet; and on tax matters by partner Olivia Rauch-Ravisé, with associate Hugo Matricon.