Latham & Watkins Advises Morgan Stanley Capital Partners on Majority Investment in Olsson, Inc.

Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, the middle-market focused private equity team at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, announced a majority investment in Olsson, Inc. (Olsson), a leading engineering and design firm. This deal includes significant re-investment by Olsson employees.

Latham & Watkins LLP represents Morgan Stanley Capital Partners in the transaction with a corporate deal team led by New York partner David Beller and New York counsel Richard Quay, with associates Nancy Zhu, Eric Rothman, and Leila Lukaszewicz. Advice was also provided on tax matters by New York partner Matthew Dewitz, with associate Ashley Flor; on finance matters by New York partner Stephanie Teicher, with associates Amrita Mukherjee, Donna Hope, and Kerry Pemberton; on labor and employment matters by Chicago partner Nineveh Alkhas, with associates Jenny Bobbitt and Alexis Pinzon; on compensation and benefits matters by Washington, D.C. partner Nikhil Kumar and Chicago partner Benjamin Rosemergy, with associates Tal Simon and Bryce Groce; on anti-bribery and anti-corruption matters by Washington, D.C. partner Joseph Bargnesi; on clearances matters by Washington, D.C. partner Damara Chambers, with associate Adam Schupack; on data privacy and cybersecurity matters by Bay Area partner Robert Blamires, with associate Kathryn Parsons-Reponte; on intellectual property matters by New York counsel Carrie Girgenti, with associate Laura Geraci; on government contracts matters by Washington, D.C. partner Kyle Jefcoat, with associate Genevieve Hoffman; on real estate matters by New York counsel Shira Bressler, with associates Michael Nieberg and Jack Jia; on environmental matters by New York counsel David Langer, with associate Tyler Krenek; on antitrust matters by New York partner Katherine Rocco, with associates Carla Palma and Alec Dougherty; on insurance matters by Los Angeles partner Harrison White; and on HSR matters by New York/Washington, D.C. counsel Jamie Sadler.