Latham & Watkins Advises Graphite in Acquisition by Cursor

Cursor, the leading AI development platform, has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire developer productivity platform Graphite. The transaction brings together the best-in-class tools for creating, reviewing, and merging code in the age of AI.

Latham & Watkins LLP represents Graphite in the transaction with a corporate team led by New York partner Peyton Worley and Los Angeles partner Brian Duff, with associates Eduard Grigoryan, Daphne Lambadariou, Drew O'Sullivan, Martin Lazzaro, and Jaime Fong, and assistance from Saiyaz Kazi and Kaesha Freyaldenhoven. Advice was also provided on antitrust matters by Washington, D.C. partners Patrick English and Farrell Malone, with associates Ben Bouwman and Mary Casale; on tax matters by Washington, D.C. partner Andrea Ramezan-Jackson, with associate Nolon Blaylock; on compensation and benefits matters by Boston partner Josh Friedman, with associate Kevin Matheny; on labor and employment matters by New York counsel Sandra Benjamin, with associate Sahar Merchant; on intellectual property and data privacy matters by associates Deborah Hinck, Susana Santos, Zachary Shufro, Calum Docherty, and Victoria Allen; on insurance matters by Los Angeles partner Drew Levin; and on regulatory matters by Washington, D.C. counsel Catherine Hein.