The Deal Recognizes Latham & Watkins’ Alex Kelly as Part of Women in Dealmaking Package

Kelly, an M&A and PE partner, is an honoree in The Deal’s 2020 Top Women in Dealmaking list as part of the M&A category.

The Deal, an award-winning financial news organization, is proud to announce Latham & Watkins LLP’s Alex Kelly has been named to its 2020 Top Women in Dealmaking list.

Kelly, a New York-based M&A and private equity partner, advises clients on acquisitions, dispositions, carve-outs, joint ventures, controlling and minority investments, and general corporate matters. She represents numerous private equity firms, financial institutions and public and private companies across a wide range of industries. She is an honoree in The Deal’s 2020 Top Women in Dealmaking list as part of the M&A category. 

In 2020, she advised DXC Technology, an IT services and solutions company, on the sale of its U.S. state and local health and human services business to Veritas Capital for $5 billion and the pending sale of its healthcare software provider business to Dedalus Group for $525 million. She also advised a number of clients in the asset management space, including representing Onex Corporation in its acquisition of Falcon Investment Advisors, PIMCO in its acquisition of Allianz Real Estate and Azimut Group in its proposed acquisition of Sanctuary Wealth.  

Latham & Watkins delivers innovative solutions to complex legal and business challenges around the world. From a global platform, Latham lawyers advise clients on market-shaping transactions, high-stakes litigation and trials, and sophisticated regulatory matters. Latham is one of the world’s largest providers of pro bono services, steadfastly supports initiatives designed to advance diversity within the firm and the legal profession, and is committed to exploring and promoting environmental sustainability. 

To be eligible for the Top Women in Dealmaking list, lawyers must be partners based in the U.S. The Deal recognized women in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, restructuring and bankruptcy, and activism as well as adjacent industries such as lending and capital markets.

The Deal is an award-winning financial news organization founded in 1999 by legendary dealmaker Bruce Wasserstein. Since its founding The Deal has been providing up-to-the-minute news, analysis and perspective to dealmakers across the globe through its network of events, subscription products and power rankings.

For more information about Kelly and other honorees in The Deal’s Top Women in Dealmaking list check out the latest Dealmaker Quarterly: