Gary Brown

Gary’s experience includes advising:

• SoftBank on the:
  • Proposed acquisition of Swiss-headquartered ABB’s robotics division at an enterprise value of US$5.375 billion*
  • US $600 million+ acquisition of Graphcore, a UK-based semiconductor and microprocessor developer*
  • US$1 billion investment in UK AI unicorn Wayve, the largest-ever investment in a UK AI company*
  • US$40 billion sale of semiconductor designer Arm to NVIDIA, and SoftBank’s original US$32 billion takeover of Arm*
  • Disposal of Indian solar-energy company SoftBank Energy to Adani Group at a US$3.5 billion valuation, the largest solar energy deal in Indian M&A history*
  • US$3.4 billion merger between satellite companies OneWeb and Eutelsat Communications, as one of OneWeb’s shareholders*
  • Pre-sale reorganization and subsequent sale of Pelion IoT to Scottish Equity Partners*
  • US$4.4 billion investment in WeWork*
• SoftBank Vision Fund 2 on a:
  • US$190 million financing round in UK fintech platform Primary Bid as lead investor*
  • US$250 million investment in UK tech unicorn Gousto*
• Arm Holdings, the world’s leading UK-headquartered semiconductor IP company, on its IPO on the Nasdaq, which raised US$5.22 billion, the largest IPO of 2023*
• Eagle Football Holdings on selling its 43% stake in Crystal Palace Football Club to an entity owned by Woody Johnson, a US businessman and co-owner of the New York Jets American football team*
• Cambridge Quantum Holdings in relation to the NASDAQ IPO of Quantinuum
• Cambridge Quantum Computing on its US$5 billion merger with Honeywell Quantum Solutions to form Quantinuum*
• Imerys and Omya on disposing of Fiberlean Technologies, a leading manufacturer of an innovative, sustainable composite material, to Werhahn KG*
• Imerys, the French-listed world leader in mineral-based specialty solutions, on its joint venture with British Lithium, to accelerate development of the UK’s largest lithium deposit*
• One Investment Management on a credit joint venture*
• Ares on its investment in Sweden-based vehicle technology company Opus*
• Eurohold Bulgaria AD on its €355 million acquisition of Czech utility company ČEZ’s Bulgarian power distribution/renewable energy business*
• BioLineRx, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, on acquiring UK-based Agalimmune Group, whose lead asset is an immuno-oncology specialist*
• Cherokee on acquiring Hi-Tec Sports and its related follow-on disposals of non-core assets*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham