Benedict Tansey is an associate in the Corporate Department of the London office of Latham & Watkins.

Benedict primarily advises private equity clients on domestic and cross-border transactions involving acquisitions, disposals, and restructurings, alongside corporate advisory work for portfolio companies of private equity sponsors.

Prior to joining Latham, Benedict was an associate in the corporate department of an international law firm in London, and has completed secondments at Bain Capital and Nordic Capital.

Benedict’s experience includes advising:

  • Nordic Capital on:
    • Its potential US$3 billion take-private of Bavarian Nordic AS alongside Permira*
    • Acquiring Minerva Imaging AS*
    • Its re-investment in Regnology alongside Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments)*
    • Acquiring Anaqua from Astorg*
    • Its re-investment in Max Matthiessen alongside Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board*
    • Acquiring Surgical Information Systems from Accel-KKR and Surgical Notes from Capstreet*
    • Acquiring Ecospend for portfolio company Trustly*
    • Acquiring Inverid for portfolio company Signicat*
  • Summit Partners on its investment in Dreampath Diagnostics*
  • EQT on the sale of Karo Healthcare to KKR*
  • The Carlyle Group on its acquisition of Incubeta*
  • Bain Capital on its acquisition of 60% of Kantar from WPP Group*
  • Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board on the acquisition of Logoplaste*
  • Advent International on its investment in Planet*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • England and Wales (Solicitor)

Education

  • LLB, University of Durham