Latham & Watkins Advises Expedia on Acquisition of CarTrawler
Expedia Group has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire CarTrawler, an Ireland-based B2B platform powering car rental, ground transport, and insurtech solutions for the global travel industry.
Latham & Watkins LLP represents Expedia in the transaction with a corporate team led by Los Angeles partner Andrew Clark, and London partners Nick Cline and Harriet Stephenson, with associates Malcolm Evans, Conor Nolan, and Em Leatherbarrow. Advice was also provided on France corporate matters by Paris partner Pierre-Louis Clero and counsel Raphaël Darmon, with associate Julien Zeitoun; on Germany corporate matters by Dusseldorf partner Heiko Gotsche, with associates Nikolaus Becker and Jan Gocha; on Spain corporate matters by Madrid counsel Carmen Esteban; on UK data, IP, and commercial contracts matters by London partner Christian McDermott, with associates Annabel Loose, Dal Lim, Ben Leigh, and assistance from Mariella Letman; on US data, IP, and commercial contracts matters by Washington, D.C. partner Jennifer Archie and Orange County/Los Angeles partner Ghaith Mahmood, with associates Stuart Cobb, Nick Goshgarian, and Campbell Maier (Scheer); on UK employment matters by London partner Sarah Gadd, with associate Ellie Wilson, and assistance from Eman Mirza; on US employment matters by Los Angeles partner Larry Seymour; on France employment matters by Paris partner Matthias Rubner and counsel Romain Nairi, with associate Alice Brisset; on Spain employment matters by Madrid partner Naiara Rodríguez-Escudero, with associate María Goñi Aguilar; on UK tax matters by London partner Sean Finn; on US tax matters by Los Angeles partner Pardis Zomorodi, with associates Iryna Onyshchenko, and Sina Setayeshpour;* on UK finance and security matters by London partner Tamryn Gallagher, with associate Chloe Gontier; on France finance and security matters by Paris associate Elie Hamady; on ESG matters by London partner Michael Green, with associate James Bee; on real estate matters by London partner Quentin Gwyer, with associate Costa Thrasyvoulou; and on anti-bribery and corruption matters by London partner Clare Nida, with associate Matt Unsworth.
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