Anuj Ezekiel is an associate in the San Francisco office of Latham & Watkins. Anuj represents public and private companies and private equity sponsors in connection with a range of complex US and cross-border transactions. Anuj advises clients on:

  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Divestitures and carveouts
  • Strategic transactions
  • Joint ventures
  • Controlling and minority investments
  • General corporate matters

While in law school, Anuj was a member of the California Law Review and the Berkeley Technology Law Journal. He maintains an active pro bono practice representing nonprofit organizations, advising on naturalization and dispute resolution, and advocating for sentencing leniency for qualifying incarcerated individuals.

Anuj’s representative experience includes:

  • Crossover Health in its merger with Premise Health
  • Tempus AI on its acquisition of Paige, an AI company specializing in digital pathology
  • PineBridge Investments on its US$1.2 billion acquisition by MetLife*
  • Airbus SE on its agreement with Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. to transfer ownership of certain assets involved in the production of Airbus aerostructures to Airbus*
  • Atairos Management, L.P. on its investment in V Sports S.C.S., the owner of Aston Villa Football Club and Aston Villa Women’s Football Club*
  • Orogen Group in connection with its investment in Brillio Holdings, Inc., a digital technology service provider focused on cloud computing, internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and mobility*
  • UMB Financial Corporation on its US$2 billion all-stock acquisition of Heartland Financial, USA Inc. (HTLF)*
  • Uniti Group Inc. on its merger with Windstream Holdings II, LLC*
  • Truist Financial Corporation in connection with its sale of Sterling Capital Management LLC to Guardian Capital LLC*
  • Priveterra Acquisition Corp. on its acquisition of AEON Biopharma*
  • Morgan Stanley in connection with its:
    • SEC-registered offering of US$6 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes*
    • SEC-registered offering of US$4.75 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes*
  • Toyota Motor Credit Corporation in connection with its SEC-registered offering of US$2 billion notes*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • California
  • New York

Education

  • JD, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
    Order of the Coif
  • BA in Political Science, Kenyon College
    magna cum laude