3 décembre 2025
Linklaters Advises Latitude.sh on its US$300 Million Acquisition by Megaport Limited
Linklaters advised Latitude.sh on its US$300 million acquisition by Megaport Ltd (ASX: MPT1), the latest in a series of complex cross-border digital infrastructure transactions for the firm.
The acquisition, which closed on November 26, 2025, combines Megaport’s private, high-speed connectivity fabric with Latitude.sh’s compute infrastructure, enabling enterprises to rapidly deploy and connect critical workloads across more than 1,000 data centers in 26 countries.
Spanning São Paulo, New York, Washington, D.C., and London, the Linklaters team was led by Corporate Finance Partner Matthew Poulter and M&A Partner Pierre-Emmanuel Perais, and included Corporate Finance Senior Associate Thomas Lemouche, M&A Associate Lauren Wells, and Staff Attorney Letícia Correia.
The team also included Antitrust and Foreign Investment support from Partners Antonia Sherman and Mark Daniel, Senior Counsel Jonathan Gafni, and Associate Erasmia Petousi; Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits support from Partner Andrew Gaines, Senior Counsel Janet Lee, and Associate Sonia Bennett; TMT/IP support from Partner Ieuan Jolly, Counsel Shruti Chopra and Kris Ekdahl, and Associates Moses Kim, Noah Geoghegan, and Olivia Williams; Tax support from Partner Gabriel Grossman, Counsel Sean McKeever, and Associate Reuven Rosen; Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations support from Counsel Caio Campello; and additional Corporate Finance support from Foreign Attorney Francisco Algorta, Staff Attorney Juan Ignacio Itzaina, and Legal Intern Lucas da Riva.
Linklaters has practiced in Latin America for decades and the firm was one of the first international firms to open an office in Brazil in 1997. With a growing team of Latin America-focused lawyers across the firm’s New York, Washington, D.C., and São Paulo offices, the firm continues to increase its presence in the Latin America region and deepen existing relationships with leading local law firms. Linklaters is highly ranked across key Latin America legal directories including Chambers, Legal 500, and Latin Lawyer.
The acquisition, which closed on November 26, 2025, combines Megaport’s private, high-speed connectivity fabric with Latitude.sh’s compute infrastructure, enabling enterprises to rapidly deploy and connect critical workloads across more than 1,000 data centers in 26 countries.
The team also included Antitrust and Foreign Investment support from Partners Antonia Sherman and Mark Daniel, Senior Counsel Jonathan Gafni, and Associate Erasmia Petousi; Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits support from Partner Andrew Gaines, Senior Counsel Janet Lee, and Associate Sonia Bennett; TMT/IP support from Partner Ieuan Jolly, Counsel Shruti Chopra and Kris Ekdahl, and Associates Moses Kim, Noah Geoghegan, and Olivia Williams; Tax support from Partner Gabriel Grossman, Counsel Sean McKeever, and Associate Reuven Rosen; Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations support from Counsel Caio Campello; and additional Corporate Finance support from Foreign Attorney Francisco Algorta, Staff Attorney Juan Ignacio Itzaina, and Legal Intern Lucas da Riva.
Linklaters has practiced in Latin America for decades and the firm was one of the first international firms to open an office in Brazil in 1997. With a growing team of Latin America-focused lawyers across the firm’s New York, Washington, D.C., and São Paulo offices, the firm continues to increase its presence in the Latin America region and deepen existing relationships with leading local law firms. Linklaters is highly ranked across key Latin America legal directories including Chambers, Legal 500, and Latin Lawyer.
