Latham & Watkins Advises Patria Investments in Acquisition of WP Global Partners

Patria Investments Limited (Patria) (NASDAQ: PAX), a global alternative asset manager and the leading asset manager in Latin America, announced an agreement to acquire WP Global Partners, a US-based private equity solutions manager focused on the lower middle market. The transaction, Patria’s first acquisition in the US, strengthens Patria’s local presence and investment capacity in North America and supports increasing global investor demand for middle-market private equity exposure.

Latham & Watkins LLP represents Patria in the transaction with a cross-border deal team led by London partner and former Patria General Counsel Pedro Rufino Carvalho, New York asset management M&A partner Alex Kelly, and Chicago asset management M&A partner Dan Breslin, with associates Eric Czubiak and Wendy Li. Advice was also provided on investment funds matters by Chicago/New York partner Matthew Wynne, with associates Nick McCoy and Thea John; on investment funds regulatory matters by Washington, D.C. partner Aaron Gilbride, with associates Tim Cummings and Haley Hohensee; on tax matters by New York partner Michael Milazzo, with associate Arash Lotfi; on employee benefits matters by Boston partner Josh Friedman and Los Angeles/New York counsel Aryeh Zuber; on intellectual property matters by Washington, D.C. partner Morgan Brubaker, with associate Azam Chaudry; on data privacy and cybersecurity matters by Washington, D.C. partner Clayton Northouse, with associate Alexandra Gómez; on insurance matters by Los Angeles partner Drew Levin, with associate Sandra Mathew; and on regulatory matters by New York partner Matthew Salerno, with associate C.J. Rydberg.