Latham & Watkins Advises Monogram Capital Partners on Continuation Fund Transaction to Reacquire Western Smokehouse

Monogram Capital Partners, a leading consumer-focused private equity firm, announced its reacquisition of Western Smokehouse Partners, the leading contract manufacturer of premium, better-for-you meat sticks. Monogram funded the transaction through investment vehicles, including a continuation vehicle, managed by the firm. Committed Advisors, an independent secondaries-focused private equity manager with US$7 billion of AUM, was the lead investor in Monogram's continuation vehicle with participation from long-standing partner RCP Advisors and other leading institutional partners.

Latham & Watkins LLP represented Monogram Capital Partners in the fundraising and secondary transaction with a corporate deal team led by Investment Funds partners Matthew Chase and Matthew Wynne and M&A partner Jane Greyf, with assistance from Investment Funds associates Connor Ross, Jenny Wang, and Daniel Sung, M&A counsel Jenn Wong, and M&A associates Mapi Villanueva and Haoyu Gu. Advice was provided on tax matters by partner Gregory Hannibal and counsel Lauren Bewley, with associate Nick Sun; on funds regulatory matters by partner Laura Ferrell, with associate Jennifer Tian; and on employment and benefits matters by partner Adam Kestenbaum and counsel Aryeh Zuber.