Helen Lethaby

Ms. Lethaby’s experience since joining Latham & Watkins includes advising:

• Paragon Partners and its portfolio company, cunova GmbH, on the sale of cunova to SDCL EDGE Acquisition Corporation (SEDA)
• GoGreen Investments, a special purpose acquisition company, on its business combination with Lifezone Metals, a developer of clean battery metals
• Energy Capital Partners on its £1.3 billion acquisition of Biffa PLC, a UK waste management business which includes technologically-driven energy generation services
• Open Health Communications, a portfolio company of Astorg Partners, on its acquisition of The CM Group, a medical communications platform
• Shift4, a leading provider of integrated payment and technology solutions, on its acquisition of Finaro, a cross-border eCommerce payments provider 
• AllianceBernstein, a leading global investment management and research firm, on the formation of its joint venture with Société Générale
• The consortium led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital on its £4.25 billion acquisition of Chelsea Football Club
• Astorg and Epiris on their £1.6 billion acquisition of Euromoney, a financial news and information business
• Azimut, a global asset manager, on its investment in RoundShield Partners, a global real estate investment management firm
• Capital D and management on the sale of Qmee, an online survey platform and fraud prevention technology provider, to Kantar, a leading marketing data and analytics company
• PZ Cussons on its acquisition of Tadley Holdings, a UK-based provider of skincare products and owner of Childs Farm and Farmologie brands
• PAI Partners and BCI in connection with the sale of a majority stake in Refresco, one of the world’s largest independent beverage contract manufacturers, to KKR
• OEP on its acquisition of Trustmarque Solutions Limited, a leading UK IT solutions and managed services provider, from its corporate parent Capita
• Spectrum Equity on its acquisition of a majority stake in Netcraft, a UK-based provider of internet security services
• Epiris on its acquisition of Inchcape Shipping Services, a global provider of port agency and marine services
• Authentic Brands Group on its strategic partnership with David Beckham to co-own and manage Beckham’s global brand
• APG and GIP, alongside existing shareholder AustralianSuper, on the acquisition of a 37.4% holding in Peel Ports Group from DWS
• Warburg Pincus on its strategic partnership with No Va Land Investment Group Corporation
• KKR on its US$1.1 billion acquisition of Kobalt Capital’s music rights portfolio
• BenevolentAI, a leading, clinical-stage AI-enabled drug discovery company, on its US$1.5 billion business combination with Odyssey Acquisition S.A., a Euronext Amsterdam-listed special purpose acquisition company 
• Canva, the global visual communications platform, on its latest funding round resulting in US$40 billion valuation
• Odyssey Investment Partners on its sale of Tysers, a UK-based international insurance broker, to AUB Group Limited
• Threads Styling, a UK-based provider of luxury apparel and accessories, on the sale of its majority stake to Chalhoub Group
• 888 
  • On its £2.2 billion acquisition of William Hill International
  • On an accelerated bookbuild placing of 19.1% of its issued share capital, for 230 pence each
• PureGym and its majority shareholder Leonard Green & Partners on the £300 million equity investment in the PureGym Group by KKR