Zornitsa (Zizi) Petkova

Zizi Petkova advises public and private companies on U.S. and cross-border corporate matters, including acquisitions, divestitures, mergers, carve-outs, strategic investments, joint ventures, 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, entertainment and technology.

Selected examples of Ms. Petkova’s representations include:

• the special committee of R1 RCM Inc. in its pending $8.9 billion sale to investment funds affiliated with TowerBrook Capital Partners and Clayton Dubilier & Rice
• 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 (i) $1.8 billion sale to Arcline Investment Management, (ii) strategic business partnership with PHI Aviation LLC, (iii) investment in, and strategic business partnership with, Near Earth Autonomy, Inc. and (iv) $330 million acquisition of Bal Seal Engineering, Inc.
• Triumph Group Inc. in a variety of transactions, including its (i) $725 million sale of its Product Support business to AAR CORP., (ii) settlement with activist stockholder Vision One Management Partners, LP and (iii) sale of operations and assets relating to its Global 7500 wing manufacturing program to Bombardier
• the special committee of P&F Industries Inc. in its sale to ShoreView Industries LLC
• 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. in its (i) $2.2 billion sale of its ADESA U.S. physical auction business to Carvana and (ii) spin-off of IAA, Inc., its salvage auction vehicle business
• Danaher Corporation in its acquisitions of (i) Nature Technology Corporation and (ii) Intabio, Inc.
• VYNE Therapeutics, Inc. in the 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.