Jonathan Lin

jonathan.lin@lw.com

+44.20.7710.1184

Profile

Jonathan Lin is an associate in the London office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm’s Corporate Department.

Jonathan handles a broad range of corporate matters, including domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and general corporate matters.

Prior to joining Latham, Jonathan trained at an international law firm in London, where he gained experience in corporate, restructuring, and structured finance.

Experience

Jonathan’s experience includes advising:

Private Equity

CVC Capital Partners:
- On its strategic investment in Dream Games, the developer and publisher of globally renowned mobile games Royal Match and Royal Kingdom
- On its acquisition of Jagex, a leading UK-headquartered video game publisher and developer, from The Carlyle Group
Partners Group on its sale of a minority stake in International Schools Partnership, a leading international group of K-12 schools, to CVC Strategic Opportunities
GTCR:
- On its acquisition of Once For All, a leading compliance and supply chain management software provider, from Warburg Pincus
- On Once For All’s acquisition of Nalanda Global, a supply chain risk and management software platform based in Spain, from PSG Equity
Leonard Green & Partners on its investment in IRIS, a leading global provider of mission-critical software and services in accountancy, payroll, HR, and education
L Catterton on its £1.5 billion acquisition of a minority interest in Value Retail, the owner and operator of luxury shopping destinations across Europe, including Bicester Village, from Hammerson
Ares Management on its acquisition of SLR Consulting, a UK-based ESG consultancy and advisory business, from Charterhouse Capital Partners

Venture Capital

Nuitée Travel Limited, a travel sector API provider, on its US$48 million Series A financing led by Accel
New Enterprise Associates as a lead investor on the Series A financing of CuspAI, an applied AI company in the renewables sector
Index Ventures as the lead investor on the £3 million seed financing round of Ankar, which is developing an AI-powered platform for R&D and IP teams
Radical VC and a sovereign wealth fund as lead investors on the Series A financing of V7, a data analytics and advisory business

General M&A / Equity Capital Markets

Language Line Solutions, a subsidiary of Teleperformance SE, on its acquisition of Capita Translation and Interpreting, a translation and interpretation business
Diversified Energy Company plc:
- On its direct listing on the NYSE
- In connection with its US$163 million cash placing and retail offer to part-finance the acquisition of certain upstream assets and related infrastructure in its Central Region from Tanos Energy Holdings II LLC

Qualifications

Bar Qualification

England and Wales (Solicitor)

Education

LPC, The University of Law, 2020
GDL, The University of Law, 2019
BSc (Hons) in Economics & Economic History, London School of Economics, 2018
First Class Honours