Latham & Watkins Advises Bridgepoint and Portfolio Company LumApps on Strategic Acquisition of Beekeeper

LumApps, a global leader in next-generation intranet platforms, has entered into a definitive agreement to join forces with Beekeeper, the leading mobile-first platform for frontline teams. The transaction backed by Bridgepoint values the combined company at more than US$1 billion and will create the first AI-powered employee hub — an all-in-one productivity and communication platform for frontline and desk-based employees.

Latham & Watkins LLP represented Bridgepoint in the transaction with a corporate team led by New York partners Robert Katz and Jane Greyf, and Paris partners Olivier du Mottay and Simon Lange, with associates Said Bakir, Josh Barkow, Blaise Olympio, Anny Yang, and Elie Hamady. Advice was also provided on tax matters by New York partner Eric Kamerman; on finance matters by Paris partner Lionel Dechmann and Washington, D.C. partner Katherine Putnam, with associates Virginie Terzic, Samantha Kosarzycki, and Hugo Rivière; on data and technology transactions/IP matters by New York partner Steven Betensky; on benefits and employment matters by New York partner Bradd L. Williamson, and Chicago counsel Leah Segall, with associate Drew Baker; on RWI matters by Los Angeles partners Drew Levin and Harrison White, with associate Enrique Covarrubias; on antitrust matters by San Francisco partner Joshua Holian; on ex-US antitrust matters by London/Brussels partner David Little, Paris partner Adrien Giraud, and Brussels counsel Philipp Studt; and on CFIUS matters by Washington, D.C. counsel Catherine Hein, with associate Christine Kalpin.