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Explore the latest Private Capital Insights report, which examines the key trends that shaped the #PrivateCapital sector’s resilience and adaptability in 2024, offering valuable insights for investors, lenders, and sponsors. Read the report: https://lw.link/04E67m The #PrivateCapital Insights report analyzes key developments that continue to drive market growth in 2024 and beyond: - The secondaries market is fast-growing but undercapitalized, with GPs and LPs seeking liquidity Fund financing is evolving with NAV facilities and private credit CLOs are gaining traction - Italy’s infrastructure financing shifts to unitranche and platform financings, while banks remain active in smaller deals - Record M&A in asset management driven by cross-border growth in private credit, infrastructure, and real estate - Junior capital has emerged as a vital financing tool for private equity firms Read the report to learn more about the latest trends: https://lw.link/NAzkV9

An interdisciplinary team across Latham’s Capital Markets, Finance, and Real Estate Practices, led by partners Cathy Birkeland, Roderick Branch, Julian Kleindorfer, Cindy Caillavet Sinclair, and Meghan Cocci, represented the luxury #hotel and resort #REIT in the transactions. https://lw.link/xE71AO

A Latham team led by #banking partner Jesse Sheff advised on a US$750 million refinancing for Gen II, one of the largest independent #PE fund administrators. https://lw.link/PQGWy6

A German team led by finance partner Thomas Weitkamp supported the private debt investor in the transaction. https://lw.link/6UyFXY

Jurisdictions representing approximately 57% of global gross domestic product have taken steps to incorporate ISSB standards into legal and regulatory frameworks. https://lw.link/ZPdA3U

London private equity partners Kem Ihenacho and Linzi Thomas recently welcomed leading professionals from the private equity sector for the latest edition of Latham Connecting PE: The Network for Black PE Professionals. We were thrilled to hear from one of the industry's luminaries, Yemi Lalude, Partner at TPG, as he reflected on his remarkable career to date and offered perspectives on empowering future generations of Black trailblazers in private equity.

We recently hosted our annual alumni reunion at our Paris office, bringing together former and current Latham lawyers to reconnect and celebrate our vibrant alumni community. The LathamAlumni program allows our lawyers to remain connected with friends and former colleagues, expand their professional networks, enhance career opportunities, and build lasting bonds that continue no matter where their paths lead. Tune in as members of our Paris alumni community share why staying connected to Latham is important to them. Register for our LathamAlumni community at https://lnkd.in/evjKw9vW

A Houston-based team led by James Garrett and Dan Harrist advises the digital business services company in the transaction. https://lw.link/dgKNlX #LathamTECH

A Latham team led by partners Jesse Sheff and Erika Weinberg represented the #privatecredit providers in a unitranche financing for Quorum Software, a global leader in #energy industry #software. #LathamTECH https://lw.link/2EgAQi

Congratulations to Benjamin Naftalis, New York Deputy Office Managing Partner, and Douglas Yatter, Global Vice Chair of the White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice, for being named 2024 Law360 Fintech MVPs for representing global cryptocurrency players across multiple jurisdictions in first of their kind regulatory investigations, litigation, and white collar matters. #LathamTECH https://lw.link/C9nhpB