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17 Apr 2026

Latham & Watkins Advises Hypercard on Acquisition by American Express

"Latham & Watkins advised Hypercard, an agentic expense management company, in its acquisition by American Express, which is boosting its AI and agentic capabilities for commercial services. The Emerging Companies & Growth team was led by New York partner Eli Curi (with Magda Farhat and Léa Nicolas), with compensation and benefits counsel from Boston partner Josh Friedman (and Rebecca Fishbein) and fintech/regulatory and commercial advice from Washington, D.C. partner Parag Patel (and Nick Goshgarian)."

Latham & Watkins LLP represented Hypercard in its acquisition by American Express. American Express agreed to acquire Hypercard, an agentic expense management company, to add AI expertise and agentic tools to its commercial services business and help businesses automate processes and simplify operations. Lawyers from Latham & Watkins who participated (with titles and practice areas as stated in the press release): - Eli Curi — New York partner, Emerging Companies & Growth team (lead). - Magda Farhat — associate, Emerging Companies & Growth team. - Léa Nicolas — provided assistance (no seniority or practice area specified). - Josh Friedman — Boston partner, advised on compensation and employee benefits matters. - Rebecca Fishbein — associate, advised on compensation and employee benefits matters. - Parag Patel — Washington, D.C. partner, advised on fintech, regulatory, and commercial matters. - Nick Goshgarian — associate, advised on fintech, regulatory, and commercial matters.
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