Latham Advises CVC on Sale of Domestic & General to Asurion

Latham & Watkins has advised CVC and its portfolio company Domestic & General, one of the largest appliance care providers across the UK and Europe, on the sale of Domestic & General to Asurion, a global leader in technology care, support, and protection.

Asurion and Domestic & General bring together highly complementary business models and expertise, with minimal overlap in geography or operations. The transaction is expected to close in 2026 subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Upon closing, Domestic & General will continue to operate under its brand as a business unit of Asurion.

The Latham team was led by London corporate partners Kem Ihenacho and Linzi Thomas, with counsel Tim Scott and associates Michael Houlder, Amber Tope, Nima Pourdad, Stephanie Aitken, Joanne Amos, Benedict Tansey, and Kat Yeung. Advice was also provided by London partner Jon Fox; on finance matters by London partners Francesco Lione and Hayden Teo, with Milan counsel Giorgio Ignazzi, and associates Sonali Ladha, James Szauer, and Sara Shahmiri; on tax matters by London partner Helen Lethaby, with associate Joshua Atkinson; on employment matters by London partner Kendall Burnett and New York partner Erin Murphy, with associates Charlie Bowden, Ellie Wilson, and Venice Ma; on antitrust matters by Brussels partner Luca Crocco, Frankfurt partner Markus Krueger, and London partner Stephanie Adams, with associate James Mathieson; and on data and technology matters by London partner Fiona Maclean, with associates Oscar Bjartell, Jia Hao Clarence Cheong, Kate Burrell, and Dal Lim.