Key Takeaways
- • Samantha McGonigle joins Latham & Watkins London as M&A and Private Equity partner, bringing specialized expertise in technology-driven and software-related investments across leveraged buyouts, minority investments, and strategic transactions.
- • McGonigle transitions from Hg (European technology investment firm) where she served as Partner and General Counsel, overseeing private equity transactions across small-, mid-, and large-cap investments globally and managing legal, regulatory, and governance functions.
- • Hire strengthens Latham's sponsor-side M&A capabilities in London, expanding the firm's already-established platform for handling sophisticated large and mid-cap deals for private equity clients.
- • McGonigle brings institutional investment experience and prior venture capital background, including co-founding a European growth equity firm focused on enterprise technology and fintech investments before joining Hg.
Summary
Latham & Watkins announced the addition of Samantha McGonigle as a partner in its London office, effective immediately, bolstering the firm's private equity and M&A advisory platform. McGonigle will focus on advising private equity sponsors and other institutional investors on complex transactions, with demonstrated expertise in leveraged buyouts, minority investments, joint ventures, and strategic investments and dispositions. Her specialized knowledge centers on technology-driven and software-related assets, sectors that have commanded significant allocations from institutional capital in recent years.
McGonigle joins from Hg, a leading investor in European and transatlantic technology and services businesses, where she held the position of Partner and General Counsel. In that role, she oversaw a broad portfolio of private equity transactions and strategic initiatives spanning small-, mid-, and large-cap investments across Hg's global platform, while simultaneously managing legal, regulatory, compliance, and governance matters. Her background also includes co-founding a European growth equity firm focused on enterprise technology and fintech investments, providing her with operational experience on both the sponsor side and within investment management structures.
Ed Barnett, Managing Partner of Latham's London office, characterized the hire as strategically significant for the firm's institutional client base. "Sam is a widely respected, dynamic dealmaker with deep experience on the sophisticated large and mid-cap deals that drive our London and global practice," Barnett stated. "Her arrival further bolsters our already strong sponsor-side capabilities and gives our clients an even deeper bench on their most complex, high-value transactions." The move reflects Latham's continued investment in deepening sector expertise and client relationships within the private equity industry, where the firm has positioned itself as a market leader in advising on deal volume across M&A and sponsors' investments.
McGonigle joins from Hg, a leading investor in European and transatlantic technology and services businesses, where she held the position of Partner and General Counsel. In that role, she oversaw a broad portfolio of private equity transactions and strategic initiatives spanning small-, mid-, and large-cap investments across Hg's global platform, while simultaneously managing legal, regulatory, compliance, and governance matters. Her background also includes co-founding a European growth equity firm focused on enterprise technology and fintech investments, providing her with operational experience on both the sponsor side and within investment management structures.
Ed Barnett, Managing Partner of Latham's London office, characterized the hire as strategically significant for the firm's institutional client base. "Sam is a widely respected, dynamic dealmaker with deep experience on the sophisticated large and mid-cap deals that drive our London and global practice," Barnett stated. "Her arrival further bolsters our already strong sponsor-side capabilities and gives our clients an even deeper bench on their most complex, high-value transactions." The move reflects Latham's continued investment in deepening sector expertise and client relationships within the private equity industry, where the firm has positioned itself as a market leader in advising on deal volume across M&A and sponsors' investments.
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