Linklaters Advised Latitude.sh on its US$300 Million Acquisition by Megaport Limited
Linklaters Advised Latitude.sh on its US$300 Million Acquisition by Megaport Limited
Linklaters advised Latitude.sh on its US$300 million acquisition by Megaport Ltd (ASX: MPT1), the latest in a series of complex cross-border digital infrastructure transactions for the firm.
The acquisition, which closed on November 26, 2025, combines Megaport’s private, high-speed connectivity fabric with Latitude.sh’s compute infrastructure, enabling enterprises to rapidly deploy and connect critical workloads across more than 1,000 data centers in 26 countries.
Linklaters has practiced in Latin America for decades and the firm was one of the first international firms to open an office in Brazil in 1997. With a growing team of Latin America-focused lawyers across the firm’s New York, Washington, D.C., and São Paulo offices, the firm continues to increase its presence in the Latin America region and deepen existing relationships with leading local law firms. Linklaters is highly ranked across key Latin America legal directories including Chambers, Legal 500, and Latin Lawyer.
Spanning São Paulo, New York, Washington, D.C., and London, the Linklaters team was led by Matthew Poulter (Corporate Finance Partner) and Pierre-Emmanuel Perais (M&A Partner), and included Thomas Lemouche (Corporate Finance Senior Associate), Lauren Wells (M&A Associate), and Letícia Correia (Staff Attorney).
The team also included Antitrust and Foreign Investment support from Antonia Sherman (Partner) and Mark Daniel (Partner), Jonathan Gafni (Senior Counsel), and Erasmia Petousi (Associate); Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits support from Andrew Gaines (Partner), Janet Lee (Senior Counsel), and Sonia Bennett (Associate); TMT/IP support from Leuan Jolly (Partner), Shruti Chopra (Counsel) and Kris Ekdahl (Counsel), and Moses Kim (Associate), Noah Geoghegan (Associate) and Olivia Williams (Associate); Tax support from Gabriel Grossman (Partner), Sean McKeever (Counsel), and Reuven Rosen (Associate); Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations support from Caio Campello (Counsel); and additional Corporate Finance support from Francisco Algorta (Foreign Attorney), Juan Ignacio Itzaina (Staff Attorney), and Lucas da Riva (Legal Intern).
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