Latham & Watkins Advises Capitol Meridian Partners on Acquisition of Westway Enterprises, a National Security Infrastructure Platform

Westway Enterprises LLC (Westway), the nation’s leading provider of ICD 705-accredited classified workspace delivered as a service, has announced that it has been acquired by Capitol Meridian Partners, a Washington, D.C.-based investment firm that invests at the nexus of commercial and government markets. The investment will accelerate Westway’s expansion of accredited capacity and broaden access to classified work for commercial innovators and non-traditional defense contractors, advancing national security innovation across the missions it supports.

Latham & Watkins LLP represents Capitol Meridian Partners in the transaction with a corporate team led by Washington, D.C. partners Cory Tull and Brad Guest, with associates Zach Lippman and David Reed. Advice was also provided on government contracts matters by Washington, D.C. partner Kyle Jefcoat, with associate Chris Caulder; on real estate matters by New York partner Dara Denberg and Chicago counsel Jeff Anderson, with associate Trevor Worby; on tax matters by New York partner David Raab and Los Angeles counsel Eric Song; on antitrust matters by Washington, D.C. partner Peter Todaro, with associate Kristen Previto; on benefits matters by Washington, D.C. partner David Della Rocca, with associates Bryce Groce and Heather Jäger; on data privacy and intellectual property matters by Boston partner Deborah Hinck, with associate Daniel Barks; on environmental matters by Los Angeles partner Joshua Marnitz, with associate Bruce Johnson; on RWI matters by Los Angeles partner Drew Levin, with associate Sandra Mathew; and on labor matters by New York partner Sandra Benjamin, with associates Jenny Bobbitt and Alexis Grinstead.