Latham & Watkins Advises CVC Capital Partners on Sale of WWEX Group to Thoma Bravo

Latham & Watkins LLP represented CVC Capital Partners and WWEX Group in the transaction. The transaction announced that Thoma Bravo agreed to acquire WWEX Group, a leading third‑party logistics (3PL) provider (brands include Worldwide Express, GlobalTranz, Unishippers, JEAR Logistics, and BLX Logistics) from a consortium including CVC Capital Partners Fund VIII, Providence Equity Partners, Ridgemont Equity Partners, and PSG; CVC Funds and other existing investors will roll over a portion of their equity and retain a significant minority position. Lawyers and roles (seniority and practice area as stated in the release): - Corporate deal team: Paul Kukish — New York partner (corporate); Michael Vardanian — New York partner (corporate); Matthew Villar — New York partner (corporate); Joseph Maurantonio — associate (corporate); Morgan Banaszak — associate (corporate). - Finance: Joshua Tinkelman — New York partner (finance); Kendra Kocovsky — New York partner (finance); Christina Chaplygina — associate (finance). - Tax: Matthew Dewitz — New York partner (tax). - Compensation & benefits: Bradd Williamson — New York partner (compensation and benefits); Alisa Hand — New York partner (compensation and benefits); Rifka Singer — New York counsel (compensation and benefits); Sanjana Rao — associate (compensation and benefits). - Labor & employment: Nineveh Alkhas — Chicago partner (labor and employment); Jenny Bobbitt — associate (labor and employment); Alyssa Dantoin — associate (labor and employment). - Intellectual property: Jeffrey Tochner — New York partner (intellectual property); Jamie Eimbinder — associate (intellectual property). - Data privacy & cybersecurity: Robert Blamires — Bay Area partner (data privacy and cybersecurity); Kathryn Parsons‑Reponte — associate (data privacy and cybersecurity). - Regulatory: Damara Chambers — Washington, D.C. partner (regulatory); Amulya Vadapalli — associate (regulatory); assistance from Stephen Keith (role/title not specified in the release). - U.S. antitrust: David R. Brenneman — Washington, D.C. partner (U.S. antitrust); Jamie Sadler — New York/Washington, D.C. counsel (U.S. antitrust). - Ex‑U.S. antitrust: Luca Crocco — Brussels partner (ex‑U.S. antitrust); Philipp Studt — Brussels partner (ex‑U.S. antitrust); Wesley Lepla — Brussels counsel (ex‑U.S. antitrust). - Anti‑bribery & anti‑corruption: Nathan Seltzer — Washington, D.C./London partner (anti‑bribery/anti‑corruption); Catherine Yao — associate (anti‑bribery/anti‑corruption). - Real estate: Dara Denberg — New York partner (real estate); David Rao — associate (real estate). - Anti‑money laundering & trade controls: Eric Volkman — Washington, D.C. partner (anti‑money laundering and trade controls); Eric Green — associate (anti‑money laundering and trade controls). - Environmental: David Langer — New York counsel (environmental); Tal Carmeli — associate (environmental).

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Latham & Watkins Advises CVC Capital Partners on Sale of WWEX Group to Thoma Bravo

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