Latham Advises on Financing to Support Brookfield’s US$900 Million Acquisition of Fosber

Latham & Watkins is advising the private credit lenders on the financing for Brookfield’s acquisition of Fosber, a global leader in the design and production of advanced machinery, parts, and services for the corrugated packaging industry. The transaction, a carve-out from Guangdong Dongfang Precision, values the business at approximately US$900 million.

The cross-border Latham team was led by London partners Fergus Wheeler and Paul Yin, and Milan partners Marcello Bragliani and Paolo Bernasconi, with associates Hafsa Raza, Nicola Nocerino, Victoria Butler, and Ana Núñez Cárdenas. Advice was also provided on tax matters by partners Karl Mah and Enrique Rene de Vera, with counsel James Leslie, and associates Allegra Benitah and Nicole Lim