Latham, Matthew G.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Languages

• Spanish

Lawyer Overview

Matt Latham's practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions. He has represented Australian and offshore acquirers and targets in a number of acquisitions, divestitures, take-private transactions, buyouts, and joint ventures. He also advises clients on various corporate-related matters including directors' duties, corporate governance, and disclosure.

Matt has recently advised Australian Health Management in its A$367 million demutualisation and sale to Medibank Private; a consortium consisting of HarbourVest Partners, Paul Capital Partners, Pantheon Ventures, and Partners Group in its A$837 million take-private of Macquarie Capital Group Alliance; and Bear Stearns Private Equity in its A$115 take-private of Macquarie Private Capital Group.

Matt has published a number of articles and is a frequent speaker on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and directors' duties.

Areas of Practice

• Private Equity

Representative Cases

• Australian Health Management Group demutualises and acquired by Medibank Private Ltd for $357 million
• Babcock & Brown Direct Investment Fund forms $1 billion global fund , (2009)
• Bear Stearns Private Equity acquires Macquarie Private Capital Group in $115 million take private
• Consensus Business Group acquires $107 million interest in Challenger Infrastructure Fund
• GrainCorp Ltd acquires Hunter Grain Pty Ltd
• HarbourVest-led consortium acquires Macquarie Capital Alliance Group in $837 million take private
• Procter & Gamble acquires Ambi Pur, the air care business of Sara Lee, for $470 million , (2009)
• Sunsuper Pty Ltd acquires Colonial State Private Capital in $116 million take private
• Weir Group acquires CH Warman Group for $231 million

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Lending & Secured Transactions, Venture Capital

Bar Admissions

• New South Wales

Education

• U of New So Wales - Australia

Published Works

• Frustrating Action and Asset Lock-Ups in Australia in Challenging Economic Conditions: The Takeover Panel's Perilya Decision, 2009
• International Mergers & Acquisitions: Creating Value in an Increasingly Complex Corporate Environment, Financier Worldwide, 2008
• The Use of Deal Protection Devices in Australia: Recent Trends and a Comparative Analysis With the US and UK, 2007
• Recent Australian Continuous Disclosure Developments, 2006
• New Governance Standards for Boards of Local and Foreign Australian General Insurers, 2006
• ASIC’s Position on Conflicts of Interest and Its Impact on Related-Party Funds Management Structures, 2006

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Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia

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