Allinson, David S.

David S. Allinson

Partner

david.allinson@lw.com
    Allinson, David S.

    David S. Allinson

    Partner

    david.allinson@lw.com
    "David is a brilliant lawyer. He's always there when I need him and can come up with novel and interesting ways to look at things."

    Chambers USA 2023

    “David deeply embraces his client’s interests and his experience and acumen allow him to be an unparalleled resource and problem solver.”

    Chambers USA 2022

    “David is a brilliant lawyer. He has vast experience that allows him to provide cutting edge and commercial advice. He is a tireless attorney who is always there for his clients.”

    Chambers USA 2022

    "A tremendous lawyer; a tireless worker who is always available to discuss complex issues"

    Chambers USA 2021

    "Has enormous experience and intellectual firepower, great commercial sense and knows how to get a deal done"

    Chambers USA 2021

    Leading Lawyer – M&A/Corporate and Commercial: Private Equity Buyouts

    The Legal 500 US 2023

    Profile

    David Allinson, Co-Chair of Latham & Watkins’ New York Corporate Department, counsels leading private equity firms and public companies on a range of complex M&A transactions and general corporate matters.

    Mr. Allinson draws on more than two decades of experience serving as a strategic advisor to clients. He applies a commercially focused approach to help clients structure and execute transactions involving diverse industries, with a particular focus on the energy and infrastructure, healthcare, and technology sectors. His clients include private equity firms as well as public and private companies.

    Mr. Allinson’s practice encompasses:

    • Leveraged buyouts
    • Take-private transactions
    • Joint ventures
    • Carve-outs
    • Co-investments
    • Corporate governance matters

    Mr. Allinson previously served as Global Co-Chair of the firm’s Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions Practices.

    Mr. Allinson has received broad industry recognition as a leading corporate practitioner. Among his honors, he was featured in the Financial Times’ US Innovative Lawyers Report for representing The Blackstone Group in its US$1.5 billion equity investment in Cheniere Energy Partners. He has been profiled by BTI Consulting Group as a Client Service All-Star, and by The New York Times in the publication’s Facebook of Wall Street’s Future list. Mr. Allinson is also regularly cited by The Legal 500 US and Chambers USA for his transactional work.

    Experience

    Mr. Allinson’s experience includes representing:

    • Inovalon, a leading provider of cloud-based platforms empowering data-driven healthcare, in its US$7.3 billion take-private sale to an equity consortium led by Nordic Capital
    • Romeo Power in its stock-for-stock merger with Nikola Corporation
    • T-Mobile in its agreement with DISH to divest Sprint’s prepaid businesses and Sprint’s 800 MHz spectrum assets for approximately US$5 billion and on consent decree with the DOJ
    • ArcLight Capital Partners in a number of transactions, including its: 
      • US$1.92 billion acquisition of PSEG’s 6,750-megawatt fossil generating portfolio
      • US$2.1 billion acquisition with the Blackstone Energy Group of four power plants from American Electric Power
      • Acquisition and sale of Leeward Renewable Energy
    • The Blackstone Group in a number of transactions, including its:
      • US$7 billion sale of its stake in Cheniere Energy Partners
      • US$1 billion equity financing of FirstEnergy
    • Searchlight Capital Partners in its take-private acquisition of Hemisphere Media Group, a leading US media company targeting the US Hispanic and Latin American markets
    • ReNew Power, an India-based pure-play renewable energy producer, in its US$8 billion business combination with RMG Acquisition Corp. II, a SPAC
    • Property Solutions Acquisition Corp., a SPAC, in its US$3.4 billion business combination with Faraday Future, a developer of electric vehicles
    • RMG Acquisition Corp., a SPAC, in its US$1.3 billion business combination with Romeo Systems, an energy technology company
    • Blue Road Capital in a number of transactions, including its acquisition of Diamond of California from Snyder’s-Lance
    • Bridgepoint Advisors Limited in its acquisition of Kyriba Corporation
    • Carlyle Power Partners and Cogentrix Energy in a number of transactions, including the acquisition of Rhode Island State Energy Center
    • Consonance Capital Partners in a number of transactions, including its:
      • Acquisition of Orsini Pharmaceutical Services
      • Acquisition and sale of Enclara Healthcare
    • CVC Capital in a number of transactions, including the acquisition of The Alpha Corporation of Tennessee
    • IFM Investors in its acquisition of interests in Global Container
    • Goldman Sachs’ Merchant Banking division in its acquisition of Capital Vision Services from Atlas Partners and CDPQ
    • Ribbon Communications in a number of transactions, including the merger of Sonus Networks and Genband, and its acquisition of ECI Telecom Group
    • Dubai International Capital in its US$1.76 billion sale of Mauser Group to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
    • Global Crossing in its merger with Level 3 Communications
    • GVC Holdings in its creation of a 50-50 joint venture with MGM Resorts
    • Sabre Holdings in its US$5.4 billion take-private sale to Texas Pacific Group and Silver Lake

    Qualifications

    Bar Qualification

    • New York

    Education

    • JD, New York University School of Law, 1995
    • BA, Colgate University, 1992
      magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

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