Latham & Watkins Advises Switch on US$11 Billion Take-Private Acquisition by DigitalBridge Investment Management and IFM

Change, Inc. (NYSE: SWCH) has introduced that it has entered into a definitive settlement with DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (NYSE: DBRG), below which DigitalBridge Companions II, the value-included digital infrastructure equity approach of the investment decision management platform of DigitalBridge, and an affiliate of world wide infrastructure investor IFM Traders will obtain all exceptional popular shares of Change for US$34.25 for each share in an all-funds transaction valued at somewhere around US$11 billion, which includes the assumption of credit card debt. The transaction is subject matter to approval by Change stockholders and customary closing ailments and is expected to shut in the second 50 % of 2022.

Latham & Watkins LLP encouraged the Distinctive Committee of the Board of Administrators of Switch in the transaction with a company offer workforce led by Orange County/New York companion Charles Ruck and Orange County associate Daniel Rees, with associates Brian Umanoff, Tiana Baghdikian, Jack McKay, Jack Vanderford, Allison Blair, and Erik Jensen. Suggestions was also delivered on cash marketplaces issues by Orange County husband or wife Shayne Kennedy on positive aspects and compensation matters by Los Angeles lover Michelle Carpenter and Washington, D.C. counsel Laura Szarmach, with affiliate Vanessa King on IP issues by Orange County counsel David Kuiper on tax issues by Century Town associate Pardis Zomorodi, with affiliate Brian Rogers on litigation issues by Los Angeles husband or wife Joshua Hamilton and Orange County husband or wife Michele Johnson on antitrust matters by Washington, D.C. husband or wife Jason Cruise and Washington, D.C. counsel Patrick English, with associate Alexandra Kandalaft on serious estate matters by San Diego husband or wife James Mann, with affiliate Achraf Farraj on finance matters by Los Angeles associate Mark Morris, New York spouse Kendra Kocovsky, and Bay Region husband or wife Michelle Gross, with affiliate Adriana Seaside on CFIUS/FCC issues by Washington, D.C. lover James Barker and on FERC issues by Washington, D.C. partner Natasha Gianvecchio.