Michael Houlder

Mr. Houlder’s transactions include advising:

• GTCR on its acquisition of Once For All, a leading compliance and supply chain management software provider, from Warburg Pincus
• Ares Management on its investment in BlueCove Limited, the London-based scientific fixed income manager
• Norgine, a Netherlands-based specialty pharmaceutical company, in its US$2 billion sale to Goldman Sachs
• GIC on its investment in The Access Group, a leading provider of business management software
• Goldman Sachs on the sale of Japan Renewable Energy to ENEOS, Japan’s largest oil refiner
• Leonard Green & Partners on its investment in PureGym
• TPG and other selling shareholders in relation to the sale of the Prezzo group, the Italian casual dining restaurants, to a subsidiary of Cain International
• GIC on its investment in Visma, a leading European business solution software provider
• CVC on its investment, alongside Oakley Capital, in TechInsights Inc., a leading provider of IP services and advanced technology analysis across a broad range of devices and markets
• A private equity sponsor on its acquisition of Europe’s largest health and wellness retailer*
• A global technology corporation on its acquisition of a leading software company*
• A private equity sponsor on its acquisition of a leading provider of supply chain solutions*
• A multinational corporation on the disposal of its UK flower delivery business*
• A healthcare corporation on its public takeover of an international aesthetics company*
• A real estate investment firm on its acquisition of a major development site in prime central London*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham