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Tom D. Evans

Partner

London

99 Bishopsgate
London EC2M 3XF
United Kingdom

Tom Evans is well versed in the representation of private equity sponsors and portfolio companies in sophisticated cross-border transactions. One client says: “He's on top of everything, extremely hard-working and fantastic to work with.”Chambers UK 2019

Profile Experience

Tom D. Evans is an M&A lawyer with over a decade of experience advising on complex mergers and acquisitions and corporate financing arrangements for leading private equity houses, infrastructure funds, and limited partners.

Mr. Evans is a thought leader in the private equity industry. He co-edits PE Views, the Latham & Watkins quarterly publication addressing significant legal, regulatory, and market developments relevant to the private equity industry in Europe, co-edits Latham & Watkins annual European private M&A market survey, and has published chapters in Private Equity: A Transactional Analysis, Global Investment Funds: A Practical Guide to Structuring, Raising and Managing Funds, and in Private Equity Exits: A Practical Analysis.

Mr. Evans is praised for his “good judgement and excellent client manner,” with one client noting “He really felt like an island of sanity in a sea of madness at some points. He's a real voice of reason.” Chambers UK 2018

Mr. Evans' representative transactions include advising:

Astorg Partners

On their acquisition with Cinven of LGC, a global leader in the Life Sciences Tools sector
On the acquisition of Audiotonix, a global market leader in the design, engineering, and manufacture of professional audio mixing consoles
On acquisitions by its leading multi-jurisdictional corporate services provider, SGG of First Names Group, Lawson Connor, and Augentius

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

On the acquisition of an approximate 48% stake in GlobalLogic Inc., a global leader in digital product development services

Catterton Partners

On its combination with L Capital and L Real Estate, the private equity operations of LVMH and Groupe Arnault, to form L Catterton

Charterhouse

On the acquisition of Mirion Technologies, Inc., a global provider of radiation detection, measurement, analysis, and monitoring products and services

CVC Capital Partners

On the joint venture involving the combination of its debt management business, Cordatus, with Apidos Capital Management, the debt management business of Resource America In, to create CVC Credit Partner*
CVC Asia on the acquisition of the Infastech group*

Findus Group

On the £500 million sale of its continental European chilled and frozen food business

IK Investment Partners

On the €500 million sale of Magotteaux, a leading global supplier of grinding media, mill internals, and wear resistant parts*
On the sale of Europris, a Norwegian and Icelandic retailer*
On the acquisition of Veritas Petroleum Services, a leading global provider of fuel testing and inspection services*

Onex Corporation

On the up to €3.75 billion acquisition of SIG Combibloc Group AG, a global packaging business

Permira

On the acquisition of Quotient Sciences, a provider of CDMO and CRO services to pharma and biotech companies
On the acquisition of I-MED Radiology Network, a diagnostic imaging provider
On the acquisition of the Corin Group, an international orthopaedic implant business, and its acquisition of Global Orthopaedic Technlogy, a leading Australian orthopaedic implant designer and manufacturer
On the acquisition of PHARMAQ, one of the world's leading acquatic health providers to the aquaculture industry*
On the acquisition of Akindo Sushiro, a market-leading sushi restaurant chain in Japan*
On the acquisition of Dr. Martens, an iconic British footwear brand*

Platinum Equity

On the US$1.3 billion acquisition of Wyndham Worldwide’s European vacation rental business
On the disposal of Exterion Media, a leading European out-of-home media business

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Qualifications and Education

News

Thought Leadership

Bar Qualification

England and Wales (Solicitor)
Victoria (Australia)

Education

Bachelor of Laws, Australian National University, 2001
BA, Australian National University, 1999

Languages

English

Practices

Latham & Watkins LLP has office locations in Beijing, Boston, Brussels, Century City, Chicago, Dubai, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Milan, Moscow, Munich, New York, Orange County, Paris, Riyadh,* San Diego, San Francisco, Shanghai, Seoul, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C.
*In cooperation with the Law Office of Salman M. Al-Sudairi