Peter M. Todaro

peter.todaro@lw.com

+1.202.637.2380

Antitrust & Competition

Profile

Peter Todaro secures antitrust clearance for high-value mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and other transactions for clients in the United States and globally.

Leveraging more than 25 years of experience and a sophisticated understanding of the evolving Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) rules, Peter deftly guides clients through all stages of US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) merger clearance.

Peter counsels clients on the full spectrum of antitrust and competition issues that arise during the course of a transaction.

A cornerstone of the HSR bar, Peter forges trusted relationships across the antitrust community and actively participates in the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Law Section. In addition to his work outside the firm, Peter also serves on the firm’s Recruiting Committee.

Before joining Latham, he taught antitrust law as an adjunct lecturer at the University of Virginia School of Law and was a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of another international law firm.

Experience

Peter's experience includes representing:

Endeavor Group Holdings on the US$1.2 billion acquisition of OpenBet, a sports betting company, from Scientific Games
Endeavor Group Holdings in selling IMG Academy, a sports education institution, to BPEA EQT
L’Oréal in acquiring Aēsop, an Australia-based luxury beauty brand, from Natura & Co.
The Carlyle Group in its US$4.2 billion acquisition of ManTech
The Carlyle Group and Paradigm Precision in connection with Paradigm’s sale to a new investor group
Titan Acquisition Holdings, The Carlyle Group, and Stellex Capital Management in the completed sale of Titan to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds
Drizly in its US$1.1 billion acquisition by Uber
Callaway on its merger with Topgolf Entertainment Group
Hyundai Motors in its acquisition of Boston Dynamics
Bunge Limited in obtaining global merger control clearance in more than 40 jurisdictions for its planned US$34 billion merger with Viterra
Authentic Brands Group in acquiring Boardriders, a global action sports and lifestyle company, from Oaktree Capital Management
Virgin Orbit in its de-SPAC merger with NextGen Acquisition Corp. II
Harley Davidson in LiveWire’s US$1.77 billion deSPAC merger with AEA-Bridges Impact Corp
The Houston Rockets in acquiring AT&T SportsNet Southwest with the Houston Astros
DXC Technology in its US$5 billion sale of its US State and Local Health and Human Services business to Veritas Capital
Magellan Midstream Partners in its US$18.8 billion acquisition by ONEOK in a cash-and-stock transaction
Vencer Energy in its US$2.15 billion sale of assets to Civitas Resources
SK Capital in acquiring Milestone Environmental Services, a carbon sequestration company
HIG Capital in acquiring:
- Ascent Global Logistics, a logistics and supply chain company
- RBmedia, an audiobook publisher and digital distributor
Optical Telecommunications, a fiber broadband telecommunications services provider, in a majority stake sale to Antin Infrastructure Partners
NeoGames, a Luxembourg-based end-to-end iLottery and iGaming solutions provider, in its sale to Aristocrat Leisure
Syneos Health, a biopharmaceutical solutions organization, in its sale to a consortium of private investment firm affiliates composed of Elliott Investment Management, Patient Square Capital, and Veritas Capital