Lawyers from Skadden and Fenwick & West are steering a $3.5 billion deal for Saudi-backed Scopely Inc. to purchase Pokemon Go-maker Niantic Inc.'s gaming business.
Los Angeles-based M&A partners Jeffrey Cohen and David Niemeyer lead the Skadden team advising Scopely. The firm in 2023 steered Scopely in its $4.9 billion acquisition by Savvy Games Group, a subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia.
Dozens of law firms have opened new outposts in Saudi Arabia to participate in the oil rich region’s new global legal market, including work from the PIF sovereign wealth fund. Big Law firms including Latham ...
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