Zornitsa (Zizi) Petkova

Zizi Petkova advises public and private companies on U.S. and cross-border corporate matters, including acquisitions and dispositions, strategic investments, joint ventures, restructurings, spin-offs, stockholder activism and corporate governance matters. Ms. Petkova has represented clients across a variety of industries, including consumer products, health care and life sciences, aerospace and technology.

Selected examples of Ms. Petkova’s representations include:

• Reliance Industries Limited in its pending $8.5 billion joint venture with The Walt Disney Company and Viacom 18 Media Private Limited to merge their respective digital streaming and television assets in India
• Kaman Corporation in a variety of transactions, including its:
  • pending $1.8 billion sale to Arcline Investment Management
  • strategic business partnership with PHI Aviation LLC
  • investment in, and strategic business partnership with, Near Earth Autonomy, Inc.
  • $330 million acquisition of Bal Seal Engineering, Inc.
• Triumph Group Inc. in a variety of transactions, including its:
  • $725 million sale of its Product Support business to AAR CORP.
  • settlement with activist stockholder Vision One Management Partners, LP
  • sale of operations and assets relating to its Global 7500 wing manufacturing program to Bombardier
• GX Acquisition Corp. II in its $313.5 million initial business combination with NioCorp Developments Ltd.
• Mars, Incorporated in its (i) acquisition of Champion Petfoods and (ii) reorganization to combine its chocolate and Wrigley segments to create Mars Wrigley Confectionery
• Openlane, Inc. (f/k/a KAR Auction Services, Inc.) in a variety of transactions, including its (i) $2.2 billion sale of its ADESA U.S. physical auction business to Carvana and (ii) spinoff of IAA, Inc., its salvage auction vehicle business
• Danaher Corporation in its acquisitions of Nature Technology Corporation and Intabio, Inc.
• VYNE Therapeutics, Inc. in its sale of its Molecule Stabilizing Technology franchise to Journey Medical Corporation
• Osprey Technology Acquisition Corp. in its $1.1 billion initial business combination with BlackSky Holdings, Inc.
• Perella Weinberg Partners in its $975 million business combination with FinTech Acquisition Corp. IV (sponsored by Betsy and Daniel Cohen)
• Kelso & Company in its investment in Foundation Consumer Brands in connection with the acquisition of seven brands, including Breathe Right Nasal Strips, from GSK Consumer Healthcare
• Norwest Equity Partners in its acquisition of Clover Imaging Group
• Coty Inc. in its $600 million acquisition of a controlling stake in Kylie Jenner’s cosmetics business
• Veritas Capital in its $700 million acquisition of the capital services business of Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V.

Ms. Petkova also has assisted pro bono clients with M&A, entrepreneurship and immigration matters, and is actively engaged in Skadden’s recruiting, training and summer associate programs.