International Corporate Finance

Track record: The practice has assisted Acta-

vis in obtaining $4.9 billion of financing for the

$25 billion acquisition of Forest Laboratories.

The firm is also noted for their representation

work on LBOs and refinancing. Mr. Seale and

his team also represent financial institutions,

borrowers and issuers in leveraged transac-

tions such as Ares Capital Barclays, BNP Pari-

bas, Morgan Stanley and Onex.

Team & differentiation: As Co-Chair of the

firm’s Banking Practice, Mr. Seale leads his

team out of New York with experience in both

public and private merger transactions. The

firm operates in 13 different countries across

the globe and has 34 banking practice

partners working out of the New York office.

L eaders:

Daniel Seale, Michèle

Penzer and Christopher

Plaut

E stablished:

1934

Daniel Seale

LATHAM & WATKINS: COMMERCIAL WISDOM WITH STRENGTH IN SYNDICATED LOAN TRANSACTIONS

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