Alexander Crosthwaite is a partner in the Paris office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Corporate Department. He specializes in complex mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions as well as securities law.
Recognitions
Recognized as a key contact for leveraged buy-outs. The Legal 500 EMEA 2020-2021
Mr. Crosthwaite's experience includes representing:
- Ardian in the sale of its majority stake of DRT, world leader in plant-based chemistry, to Firmenich
- ATEC in its public tender offer for EOS imaging, a leader in outcome-improving orthopedic medical imaging and software solutions
- TechnipFMC in its planned spin-off transaction to separate into two industry-leading, independent, publicly traded companies
- KKR and the founders of Webhelp, one of the world’s leading providers of customer experience and business process outsourcing (BPO) on the €2.4 billion sale of the company to GBL
- BofA Merrill Lynch in connection with the setting up of its Paris-based EU broker dealer in the context of Brexit
- Astorg in its acquisition of Nemera, the world leader in the design, development, and manufacturing of drug delivery devices for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and generics industries
- Astorg Partners and SGG in the leveraged acquisitions of Equitis, CIM, First Names, Lawson Conner, and Augentius
- CDPQ in its joint acquisition with Suez Environment of GE Water
- Tikehau in its leveraged acquisition, with Raise and IDI, of Meriguet
- Worldline in its acquisition of SIX Payment Services from SIX in exchange for listed stock
- Astorg Partners in its acquisition, with Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division, of HRA Pharma
- KKR in its acquisition of Webhelp, a technical consultancy, customer experience, and business process outsourcing