Rachel Aileen Klein

rachel.klein@lw.com

+1.212.906.4710

"Stand[s] out because [she] work[s] extremely hard to consistently produce terrific work while fostering a collaborative, fun and contagious culture."

The Legal 500 US 2024

"Unique combination of IQ and EQ will continue to set [her] far apart in the industry."

The Legal 500 US 2024

Key Lawyer – Industry Focus: Sport

The Legal 500 US 2024

Profile

Rachel Klein is an associate in the New York office of Latham & Watkins.

Ms. Klein represents public and private companies, private equity firms, and strategic investors in a range of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic investments, and professional sports franchise investments, acquisitions, and sales.

Prior to joining Latham, Ms. Klein was a summer associate in the New York office. While at Duke Law, Ms. Klein was the vice president of the Business Law Society.

Experience

Ms. Klein’s experience includes advising:

TPG in the establishment of Untitled Entertainment, a new talent management and representation company, and its initial investment in Untitled Entertainment
Carlyle in the joint venture investment in National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) club Seattle Reign FC
KKR in the sale of a majority stake in Chord Music Partners, a pure-play catalog of music intellectual property including The Weeknd, OneRepublic, David Guetta, Lorde, Diplo, ZZ Top, John Legend and more
Mark Cuban in sale of the controlling interest in the Dallas Mavericks to the Adelson and Dumont families
Diamond Baseball Holdings, a Silver Lake portfolio company, in the acquisition of over 20 MLB Professional Development League Clubs
Endeavor in the 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
Dyal Capital in an investment in the Atlanta Hawks
RedBird Capital Partners in the formation of EverPass Media, a joint-venture with the NFL
Authentic Brands Group in its acquisition of Boardriders (Quicksilver, Billabong)
Leeds Equity Partners in the carve-out acquisition of Compliance Learning, Checkpoint Learning, and West LegalEdcenter, continuing education platforms, from Thomson Reuters
Leeds Equity Partners in the sale of Scaled Agile, a provider of software and systems development consulting services

Qualifications

Bar Qualification

New York

Education

JD, Duke University School of Law, 2021
BA in Communication, Wake Forest University, 2016

Practices

Industries

June 28, 2024 Our Work

Latham & Watkins Advises TPG in Establishment of New Talent Management and Representation Company and Investment in Untitled Entertainment

M&A and Entertainment, Sports & Media team represents the global alternative asset management firm in new company formation and its initial investment.