Latham & Watkins Advises Axios in Its Sale to Cox Enterprises

Cox Enterprises has announced the acquisition of Axios Media Inc., a digital media company delivering trustworthy breaking news and invaluable insights on the topics reshaping our lives in politics, tech, business, media, science, and the world. Cox Enterprises has a long history in media and is committed to scaling and expanding Axios’ media arm across its local, national, and subscription news products.

Latham & Watkins LLP represents Axios in the transaction with a corporate deal team led by New York partner Peyton Worley and Los Angeles partner Brian Duff, with New York associates Evan Kirsch, Elizabeth Kim, and Saem Kim. Advice was also provided on benefits and compensation matters by Bay Area partner James Metz; on technology transactions matters by Orange County counsel David Kuiper; and on tax matters by Washington, D.C. partner Andrea Ramezan-Jackson, with Washington, D.C. associate Robert Christoffel.