Nikita Ponomarev

Nikita’s matters and transactions include representing:

• Pyxis Oncology, Inc. in its agreement to acquire Apexigen, Inc.
• Siris Capital Group, LLC in connection with its sale of a portion of its interest in Web.com Group, Inc. to Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., along with a concurrent business combination and spinout.
• A private equity sponsor in connection with the sale of one of its portfolio companies in the payments, financial and telecommunications industries.
• The underwriters in connection with First Republic Bank’s offerings of approximately US$559 million of common shares.
• Summit Partners on its €50 million minority investment in Solactive AG, a technology-enabled provider of indices and index solutions to the global financial services industry.
• The underwriters in connection with First Republic Bank’s offerings of approximately US$1.2 billion of Series K and Series L depositary shares.
• Affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. in providing a US$500 million senior secured loan to, and its commitment to buy over the next 12 months the lesser of 4.9% or US$50 million in the common shares of, MFA Financial, Inc.
• Affiliates of Fortress Investment Group LLC in its US$43.9 million acquisition of Finjan Holdings, Inc.
• Summit Partners on its US$37 million investment in Appway AG, a leading global provider of business process automation software focused on customer onboarding and customer lifecycle management for financial institutions.