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 partners Eugene Chang and Daniel Alvarez, associates Daniel Werb, Michelle (Eun Jung) Bae 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 partners Eugene Chang and Daniel Alvarez, associates Daniel Werb, Michelle (Eun Jung) Bae and Jack Kaelin, and law clerk Maria Clara Castro Do Egito Coelho.
