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11 May 2021

Latham & Watkins Advises Ginkgo Bioworks in US$15 Billion de-SPAC Merger with Soaring Eagle Acquisition Corp.

Capital Markets & IPO Announced United States

Advising firms

Latham & Watkins LLP
Buy-side acting for Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.

Deal team

39 lawyers named
LawyerFirmSeniorityPracticeOffice
Paul Sheridan Lead Latham & Watkins LLP Partner mergers and acquisitions Washington, D.C.
Rachel Sheridan Lead Latham & Watkins LLP Partner capital markets Washington, D.C.
Shagufa Hossain Lead Latham & Watkins LLP Partner capital markets Washington, D.C.
Kristen Grannis Latham & Watkins LLP Partner mergers and acquisitions Boston/New York
Kristin Rulison Latham & Watkins LLP Associate mergers and acquisitions New York
Monica Hernandez Latham & Watkins LLP Associate mergers and acquisitions Washington, D.C.
Christopher Lloyd Latham & Watkins LLP Associate mergers and acquisitions Boston
Jessica Lennon Latham & Watkins LLP Associate capital markets Washington, D.C.
Gary DePalo Latham & Watkins LLP Associate capital markets Washington, D.C.
Brooke Padgett Latham & Watkins LLP Associate capital markets Washington, D.C.
Emily Taylor Latham & Watkins LLP Partner general corporate and governance Boston
John Chory Latham & Watkins LLP Partner general corporate and governance Boston
Belinda King Latham & Watkins LLP Associate general corporate and governance Boston
Tyler Mills Latham & Watkins LLP Associate general corporate and governance Boston
Rene de Vera Latham & Watkins LLP Not stated tax Not stated
Eni Kassim Latham & Watkins LLP Associate tax Washington, D.C.
David Della Rocca Latham & Watkins LLP Partner benefits and compensation Washington, D.C.
Marysia Mullen Latham & Watkins LLP Associate benefits and compensation Washington, D.C.
Courtney Thomson Latham & Watkins LLP Associate benefits and compensation Washington, D.C.
Laura Ferrell Latham & Watkins LLP Partner regulatory Chicago
David Tolley Latham & Watkins LLP Partner regulatory Boston
Nicholas Lessin Latham & Watkins LLP Associate regulatory Boston
Elizabeth Richards Latham & Watkins LLP Partner FDA Washington, D.C.
Betty Pang Latham & Watkins LLP Counsel FDA Bay Area
Chad Jennings Latham & Watkins LLP Associate FDA Washington, D.C.
Alan Tamarelli Latham & Watkins LLP Partner intellectual property New York
Sarah Gagan Latham & Watkins LLP Partner intellectual property Boston
Deborah Hinck Latham & Watkins LLP Associate intellectual property Boston
Seth Appiah-Opoku Latham & Watkins LLP Associate intellectual property Boston
Heather Deixler Latham & Watkins LLP Counsel data privacy Bay Area
James Barrett Latham & Watkins LLP Partner environmental Washington, D.C.
Sam Scott Latham & Watkins LLP Associate environmental Washington, D.C.
Shira Bressler Latham & Watkins LLP Counsel real estate New York
Erin Brown Jones Latham & Watkins LLP Partner compliance Washington, D.C.
Les Carnegie Latham & Watkins LLP Not stated compliance Not stated
Faiza Hasan Latham & Watkins LLP Associate compliance Washington, D.C.
Elizabeth Annis Latham & Watkins LLP Not stated compliance Not stated
Peter Todaro Latham & Watkins LLP Counsel antitrust Washington, D.C.
Joseph Simei Latham & Watkins LLP Counsel antitrust Washington, D.C.

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Stated terms

Stated value
USD 15bn (US$15 Billion)
What the figure measures
Enterprise value
Client
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.Buy-side
Counterparties
Soaring Eagle Acquisition Corp. (Sell-side)