Lake, Jesse

Jesse Lake

Associate

jesse.lake@lw.com
    Lake, Jesse

    Jesse Lake

    Associate

    jesse.lake@lw.com

    Profile

    Jesse Lake is an associate in the New York office of Latham & Watkins.

    Jesse advises public and private companies, private equity funds, and strategic investors on a range of complex corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments, joint ventures, carve-outs, and general corporate governance. Jesse’s experience spans various industries, including technology, sports, digital infrastructure, gaming, artificial intelligence, financial services, manufacturing, and life sciences, among others.

    Jesse maintains an active pro bono practice, counseling low-income entrepreneurs in the New York Small Business clinic and advocating for cancer patients through the Cancer Advocacy Project .

    Prior to joining Latham full-time, Jesse was a summer associate in the New York office.

    Experience

    Jesse’s experience includes advising: 

    • Siemens in its US$10 billion take-private acquisition of Altair Engineering
    • Fibrebond Corporation in its US$1.45 billion sale to Eaton
    • Robinhood in its acquisition of Bitstamp Ltd.
    • Afiniti in its recapitalization transaction with its secured lenders, led by Vista Credit Partners
    • Diamond Baseball Holdings, a Silver Lake portfolio company, in its acquisitions of over 25 MLB Professional Development League Clubs
    • Venator Materials plc in its divestment of its 50% interest in the Louisiana Pigment Company to Kronos Worldwide
    • Gurnet Point Capital in its US$462 million take-private acquisition of Paratek Pharmaceuticals
    • Endeavor in its:
      • US$1.2 billion acquisition of OpenBet from Scientific Games
      • US$1.25 billion sale of IMG Academy to BPEA EQT
      • Buyout of the remaining equity interests of the UFC
      • Acquisition of multiple MLB Professional Development League Clubs and the creation of Diamond Baseball Holdings and subsequent sale of Diamond Baseball Holdings to Silver Lake
    • The Aspen Group, a portfolio company of Leonard Green & Partners, in the acquisition of AZPetVet
    • Opiant Pharmaceuticals in its US$142 million (plus certain contingent value rights) merger with Indivior plc
    • GFL Environmental in its acquisition of Peoria Disposal Company and its affiliates

    Qualifications

    Bar Qualification

    • New York

    Education

    • JD, Emory University School of Law, 2020
    • MA in International Business, University of Florida, 2017
    • BS in Business Administration & Finance, University of Florida, 2016

    Languages Spoken

    • English

    Practices

    Industries

    Recognition

    Badges and Logos_Law360_Fintech Group of the Year_2024
    February 20, 2025 Recognition

    Fintech Group of the Year: Latham

    Firm honored by Law360 for advising startups, financial institutions, VCs, digital asset and Web3 participants, and corporations on their most innovative and complex transactions, investigations, litigation, and regulatory matters.

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