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Willkie Advises Bending Spoons on Acquisition of AOL from Yahoo
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Willkie Advises Bending Spoons on Acquisition of AOL from Yahoo
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October 30, 2025
Willkie is representing technology company Bending Spoons in its acquisition of AOL, the web portal and email provider, from Yahoo.
On October 29, Bending Spoons announced that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AOL, positioning the historic brand for its next phase of growth. Bending Spoons secured a $2.8 billion debt financing package to finance the acquisition of AOL as well as other future M&A transactions.
Willkie previously advised Bending Spoons on numerous transactions, including its acquisitions of Evernote, Meetup, StreamYard, Loomly, Issuu and MileIQ.
Bending Spoons, based in Milan, Italy, acquires and transforms digital businesses. It owns Brightcove, Evernote, komoot, Meetup, Remini, StreamYard, WeTransfer, and many others. The company's products are used by more than 300 million people each month.
The Willkie team is led by partners Mark Cognetti, Daniel Lopez and Anna Martini G. Pereira and associate Nidhi Modani, and includes partner Eugene Chang, associates Daniel Werb and Jack Kaelin, and law clerk Maria Clara Castro Do Egito Coelho.
On October 29, Bending Spoons announced that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AOL, positioning the historic brand for its next phase of growth. Bending Spoons secured a $2.8 billion debt financing package to finance the acquisition of AOL as well as other future M&A transactions.
Willkie previously advised Bending Spoons on numerous transactions, including its acquisitions of Evernote, Meetup, StreamYard, Loomly, Issuu and MileIQ.
Bending Spoons, based in Milan, Italy, acquires and transforms digital businesses. It owns Brightcove, Evernote, komoot, Meetup, Remini, StreamYard, WeTransfer, and many others. The company's products are used by more than 300 million people each month.
The Willkie team is led by partners Mark Cognetti, Daniel Lopez and Anna Martini G. Pereira and associate Nidhi Modani, and includes partner Eugene Chang, associates Daniel Werb and Jack Kaelin, and law clerk Maria Clara Castro Do Egito Coelho.
Mark A. Cognetti Partner Corporate & Financial Services New York [email protected] +1 212 728 8968
Daniel Lopez Partner Corporate & Financial Services San Francisco [email protected] +1 415 858 7505
Anna Martini G. Pereira Partner Corporate & Financial Services New York [email protected] +1 212 728 8373
Nidhi Modani Associate Corporate & Financial Services New York [email protected] +1 212 728 8853
Eugene L. Chang Partner Intellectual Property New York [email protected] +1 212 728 8988
Daniel J. Werb Associate Intellectual Property New York [email protected] +1 212 728 8435
Jack Kaelin Associate Corporate & Financial Services New York [email protected] +1 212 728 3596
Maria Clara Castro do Egito Coelho Law Clerk Corporate & Financial Services New York [email protected] +1 212 728 8049
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