David S. Allinson

david.allinson@lw.com

+1.212.906.1749

“David deeply embraces his client’s interests and his experience and acumen allow him to be an unparalleled resource and problem solver.”

Chambers USA 2022

“David is a brilliant lawyer. He has vast experience that allows him to provide cutting edge and commercial advice. He is a tireless attorney who is always there for his clients.”

Chambers USA 2022

"A tremendous lawyer; a tireless worker who is always available to discuss complex issues"

Chambers USA 2021

"Has enormous experience and intellectual firepower, great commercial sense and knows how to get a deal done"

Chambers USA 2021

Leading Lawyer – M&A/Corporate and Commercial: Private Equity Buyouts

The Legal 500 US 2022

Profile

David Allinson, Co-Chair of Latham & Watkins’ New York Corporate Department, counsels leading private equity firms and public companies on a range of complex M&A transactions and general corporate matters.

Mr. Allinson draws on more than two decades of experience serving as a strategic advisor to clients. He applies a commercially focused approach to help clients structure and execute transactions involving diverse industries, with a particular focus on the energy and infrastructure, healthcare, and technology sectors. His clients include private equity firms as well as public and private companies.

Mr. Allinson’s practice encompasses:

Leveraged buyouts
Take-private transactions
Joint ventures
Carve-outs
Co-investments
Corporate governance matters

Mr. Allinson previously served as Global Co-Chair of the firm’s Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions Practices.

Mr. Allinson has received broad industry recognition as a leading corporate practitioner. Among his honors, he was featured in the Financial Times’ US Innovative Lawyers Report for representing The Blackstone Group in its US$1.5 billion equity investment in Cheniere Energy Partners. He has been profiled by BTI Consulting Group as a Client Service All-Star, and by The New York Times in the publication’s Facebook of Wall Street’s Future list. Mr. Allinson is also regularly cited by The Legal 500 US and Chambers USA for his transactional work.

Experience

Mr. Allinson’s experience includes representing:

Inovalon, a leading provider of cloud-based platforms empowering data-driven healthcare, in its US$7.3 billion take-private sale to an equity consortium led by Nordic Capital
Romeo Power in its stock-for-stock merger with Nikola Corporation
T-Mobile in its agreement with DISH to divest Sprint’s prepaid businesses and Sprint’s 800 MHz spectrum assets for approximately US$5 billion and on consent decree with the DOJ
ArcLight Capital Partners in a number of transactions, including its:
- US$1.92 billion acquisition of PSEG’s 6,750-megawatt fossil generating portfolio
- US$2.1 billion acquisition with the Blackstone Energy Group of four power plants from American Electric Power
- Acquisition and sale of Leeward Renewable Energy
The Blackstone Group in a number of transactions, including its:
- US$7 billion sale of its stake in Cheniere Energy Partners
- US$1 billion equity financing of FirstEnergy
Searchlight Capital Partners in its take-private acquisition of Hemisphere Media Group, a leading US media company targeting the US Hispanic and Latin American markets
ReNew Power, an India-based pure-play renewable energy producer, in its US$8 billion business combination with RMG Acquisition Corp. II, a SPAC
Property Solutions Acquisition Corp., a SPAC, in its US$3.4 billion business combination with Faraday Future, a developer of electric vehicles
RMG Acquisition Corp., a SPAC, in its US$1.3 billion business combination with Romeo Systems, an energy technology company
Blue Road Capital in a number of transactions, including its acquisition of Diamond of California from Snyder’s-Lance
Bridgepoint Advisors Limited in its acquisition of Kyriba Corporation
Carlyle Power Partners and Cogentrix Energy in a number of transactions, including the acquisition of Rhode Island State Energy Center
Consonance Capital Partners in a number of transactions, including its:
- Acquisition of Orsini Pharmaceutical Services
- Acquisition and sale of Enclara Healthcare
CVC Capital in a number of transactions, including the acquisition of The Alpha Corporation of Tennessee
IFM Investors in its acquisition of interests in Global Container
Goldman Sachs’ Merchant Banking division in its acquisition of Capital Vision Services from Atlas Partners and CDPQ
Ribbon Communications in a number of transactions, including the merger of Sonus Networks and Genband, and its acquisition of ECI Telecom Group
Dubai International Capital in its US$1.76 billion sale of Mauser Group to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
Global Crossing in its merger with Level 3 Communications
GVC Holdings in its creation of a 50-50 joint venture with MGM Resorts
Sabre Holdings in its US$5.4 billion take-private sale to Texas Pacific Group and Silver Lake