Latham & Watkins Represents This Day and MARV on Investment in Holding Company of Brentford Football Club

Latham & Watkins has advised This Day and MARV on their minority investments in Best Intentions Analytics, the holding company of Brentford Football Club and Mérida AD.  

British philanthropist and founder of This Day Foundation, Gary Lubner, and British filmmaker and founder of MARV, Sir Matthew Vaughn, will become minority shareholders in Best Intentions Analytics. 

Equity and financing from the new shareholders will enable greater investment in the playing squad, create enhanced commercial opportunities, and help grow Brentford Football Club’s reach and impact locally and beyond.   

The Latham team was led by London corporate partners Ed Barnett and Hector Sants, with associates Ryan Martin, Faith Edmunds, and Nima Pourdad. Advice on financing was led by financing partner Ross Pooley, with associates Mark Walker and Danielle Stobie. Advice was also provided on entertainment, sports, and media matters by partner Patrick Mitchell, with associate Talal Abul; on tax matters by partner Simon Skinner, with associates Joshua Atkinson and Ines Kilkelly; on real estate matters by partner Quentin Gwyer, with counsel Michael Beanland and associate Caroline Taylor; on data and technology matters by partner Christian McDermott, with associates Elva Cullen, Liz Longster, Kate Burrell, Calum Docherty, and Dal Lim; on employment matters by partner Kendall Burnett, with associate Charlie Bowden; and on antitrust/FDI matters by partner David Little, with counsel Wesley Lepla.