Dmitriy Godunov

Dmitriy Godunov advises public and private companies, SPACs and private equity firms on a variety of U.S. and cross-border transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, investments, joint ventures, carve-outs, spin-offs, securities offerings, reorganizations and going-private transactions. Mr. Godunov has represented numerous clients in a wide array of corporate law matters, including corporate governance, SEC reporting obligations, shareholder activism and takeover preparedness.

Mr. Godunov’s selected representations include:

• Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation (a REIT) in its merger with AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. following the termination of Western’s previously announced merger with Terra Property Trust, Inc.
• DuPont in its:
  • $11 billion sale of a majority of its Mobility & Materials segment to Celanese Corporation
  • $2.3 billion acquisition of Laird Performance Materials from Advent International Corporation
• NextGen Acquisition Corporation in its $2 billion business combination with Xos, Inc.
• NextGen Acquisition Corporation II in its $3.2 billion business combination with Virgin Orbit
• Honeywell International Inc. in its $1.3 billion acquisition of Sparta Systems, Inc. from New Mountain Capital
• HC2 Holdings, Inc. in its $65 million rights offering
• CPI International, Inc. in its:
  • acquisition of SATCOM Technologies, the antenna systems business of General Dynamics Mission Systems
  • disposition of CPI ASC Signal Division, Inc. to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
• Wendel SE in its $910 million acquisition of Crisis Prevention Institute from FFL Partners, LLC
• American International Group, Inc. in its acquisition of Glatfelter Insurance Group
• Stone Point Capital LLC in its $2.7 billion going-private acquisition of AmTrust Financial Services, Inc., together with the Karfunkel and Zyskind families.

Mr. Godunov also provides pro bono legal services to New York-based clients, including nonprofits and individuals seeking citizenship in the U.S.