Latham & Watkins Advises Hg in Strategic Investment in A-LIGN

A-LIGN, a leading provider of technology-enabled cybersecurity compliance services, announced that it has secured a significant strategic investment from Hg, a leading investor in European and transatlantic software and services businesses. Hg will acquire a majority stake in the company from Warburg Pincus.

Latham & Watkins LLP represents Hg in the transaction with a corporate deal team led by Bay Area partner Chad Rolston and New York partner Alex Kelly, with associates Shanta Chirravuri, Miles Gilhuly, and Sean Lyuk, with assistance from Yihsin Wang and Nate Gelfand-Toutant. Advice was provided on tax matters by New York partner Alan Kimball, with associate Ashley Flor; on compensation and benefits matters by Washington, D.C. partner Nikhil Kumar, with associate Hayden Rutledge; on labor and employment matters by Chicago counsel Laura Waller, with associate Jocelyn Wexler; on intellectual property matters by Washington, D.C. partner Morgan Brubaker, with associate Daniel Donovan; on data privacy matters by Houston partner Robert Brown, with associate Eric Gonzalez; on antitrust matters by Washington, D.C. partner Amanda Reeves and Frankfurt/Düsseldorf partner Max Hauser, with associates Doug Tifft and Sebastian van Helden; on regulatory matters by Chicago partner Jack Barber, Washington, D.C./Century City partner Paul Rosen, and Washington, D.C. counsel Catherine Hein; on trade controls matters by Washington, D.C. counsel Ruchi Gill, with associate Joelle Hageboutros; on anti-bribery and anti-corruption matters by Washington, D.C. partner Kevin Chambers; and on sustainability matters by New York partner Betty Huber, with associate Sophia Fossali.