Latham & Watkins Advised Clario In US$8.875 Billion Sale To Thermo Fisher Scientific
Latham & Watkins Advised Clario In US$8.875 Billion Sale To Thermo Fisher Scientific
Latham & Watkins LLP acted as legal counsel to Clario and the investor consortium led by Astorg, Nordic Capital, Novo Holdings, and Cinven in connection with the sale of Clario to Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE: TMO). The transaction, valued at US$8.875 billion, represents the largest full healthcare private equity exit globally announced in 2025, reflecting Clario's growth, strategic positioning, and the value created through a strong partnership between shareholders and management.
The sale involved Astorg, a leading pan-European private equity firm, and Nordic Capital, a leading international private equity investor, along with Novo Holdings and Cinven, exiting their investments. Clario is a leading provider of digital endpoint solutions to the clinical trial industry.
Latham & Watkins LLP team was led by Astorg and Nordic Capital, Novo Holdings David Beller (Partner), Leah Sauter (Partner), with Marc Klepner (Associate), Miles Gilhuly (Associate), Jack Katzenstein (Associate), and Owen Brody (Associate). Advice was provided on UK corporate law matters by London Thomas Forschbach (Partner), Ross Allardice (Partner), Maarten Overmars (Partner), with Nick Fisher (Associate), Darragh Hyland (Associate), on capital markets matters by New York Marc Jaffe (Partner), Ian Schuman (Partner), Boston Elisabeth Martin (Partner), and Washington, D.C. Jessica Lennon (Counsel), with Amanda Farrish (Associate), Alison Vitello (Associate), Sophia Dilworth (Associate), on tax matters by New York Matthew Dewitz (Partner), with James Aldred (Associate), on US benefits and compensation matters by Washington, D.C. Adam Kestenbaum (Partner), with Daniel Bop (Associate), Christina Schrantz (Associate), on UK benefits and compensation matters by London Sarah Gadd (Partner) and London Shaun Thompson (Counsel), on German labor and employment matters by Munich Kristina Hufnagel (Partner), with Martina Hoelzer (Associate), on real estate matters by New York Lisa Brabant (Counsel), with Julia McQueen (Associate); on intellectual property matters by New York Jessica Cohen (Partner), with Sebatian Moss (Associates), Ece Gonulal (Associates), on US data privacy matters by Bay Area Robert Blamires (Partner), with Kathryn Parsons-Reponte (Associate), on UK data privacy matters by London Danielle van der Merwe (Counsel), with Kate Burrell (Associate) and Edgar Lee (Associate), on healthcare regulatory matters by Washington, D.C. Jason Caron (Partner), and Bay Area Betty Pang (Partner), on FDA regulatory matters by Washington, D.C. Ben Haas (Partner), with Meryl Bartlett (Associate), Evan Miller (Associate), on antitrust matters by Washington, D.C. Amanda Reeves (Partner), Jana Dammann de Chapto (Partner), Tomas Nilsson (Partner), and Bay Area Jason Daniels (Counsel), with Rebecca Frumento (Associate), and Carla Palma (Associate), on anticorruption matters by Washington, D.C. Joseph Bargnesi (Partner), on economic sanctions and export controls matters by Washington, D.C. Andrew Galdes (Partner), and Frankfurt Joachim Grittmann (Counsel), with Eric Green (Associate); on government contracts matters by Washington, D.C. Kyle Jefcoat (Partner), and on public company representation matters by New York Dennis Craythorn (Partner), with Katherine Marren (Associate).
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