Latham & Watkins Represents WNS on Its US$3.3 Billion Acquisition by Capgemini

Capgemini (Euronext Paris: CAP), a global business and technology transformation partner, and WNS (NYSE: WNS), a leading digital-led business transformation and services company, have announced that they have entered into a definitive transaction agreement pursuant to which Capgemini will acquire WNS for a total cash consideration of US$3.3 billion, excluding WNS net financial debt. The transaction has been unanimously approved by the board of directors of both companies and expected to close by the end of the year, subject to customary regulatory approvals.

Latham & Watkins represents WNS in the transaction with a corporate team led by Singapore partner Sharon Lau and New York partner Ian Nussbaum, with New York associates Jordan Freisleben, Rebecca Pecora, Saadia Naeem, and Zafreen Siddiquee; Bay Area associates Donna Kim, Peter Bassine, and Will Fowler; and Hong Kong associate Yao Yang. Advice was also provided on executive compensation and benefits matters by Los Angeles partner Larry Seymour and London partner Kendall Burnett, with Los Angeles associate Megan Ampe; on antitrust and FDI matters by Washington, D.C. partner Ian Conner, Paris partner Adrien Giraud, Frankfurt counsel Philipp Studt, Washington, D.C. counsel Doug Tifft, and London associate Josephine Macintosh; and on tax matters by Bay Area partner Katherine Moir, London partner Karl Mah, Bay Area associate James Roberts, and Houston associate Molly Elkins. Specialist counsel was provided by New York partners Benjamin Cohen, Nathan Whitaker, and John Pierce; London partners Doug Abernethy, Nicola Higgs, and Rob Moulton; and Washington, D.C. partners James Barker, Andrew Galdes, Erin Brown Jones, and Morgan Brubaker, with counsel Catherine Hein.