Denis Klimentchenko

Prior to joining Skadden in November 2009, he worked in the audit practice of Deloitte & Touche, where he supervised audits of U.S. publicly traded companies. Mr. Klimentchenko’s representations include advising:

• the special committee of independent directors of Adevinta ASA in connection with the US$13.2 billion bid to acquire Adevinta by a consortium led by funds advised by Permira and Blackstone, as well as General Atlantic and TCV
• Wolt Enterprises Oy in its £7 billion acquisition by DoorDash, Inc.
• Infrastructure Integrator LLC in its business combination with JSC First Tower Company, one of the largest mobile tower infrastructure companies in Russia, with a reported enterprise value of over US$1 billion
• Kismet Acquisition One, a special purpose acquisition company, in its US$1.9 billion initial merger with Nexters Global Limited, the first-ever de-SPAC transaction involving a Russian company. As a result of the merger, Nexters will become a publicly traded company
• Alussa Energy Acquisition Corp. in its merger with FREYR AS, the first-ever Nordic de-SPAC. As a result of the merger, FREYR will become a publicly traded company
• Adevinta ASA in its US$9.2 billion acquisition of eBay Classifieds Group from eBay Inc.
• L’Occitane International S.A., a global luxury cosmetics group based in Europe and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, in connection with its proposed acquisition of the Elemis Group for US$900 million
• Nasdaq, Inc. in its:
  • US$770 million bid for Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA
  • US$190 million acquisition of Cinnober Financial Technology AB
    
• DSV A/S in its:
  • US$4.2 billion acquisition of the global integrated logistics business of Agility Public Warehousing Company K.S.C.P.
  • US$4.6 billion acquisition of The Panalpina Group
  • unsolicited bid for CEVA
  • US$1.3 billion acquisition of UTi Worldwide Inc.
• IBS Holding as largest shareholder in connection with Luxoft Holdings, Inc.’s US$2 billion acquisition by DCX Technology Company
• Wes Edens, founder of Fortress Investment Group LLC and owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, in his joint investment with Nassef Sawiris in Aston Villa Football Club Limited
• Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. in its US$1 billion acquisition of a 66.7% stake in Silversea Cruises
• Engen Limited in the sale of certain downstream assets in 10 countries in Africa to Vivo Energy Holding BV in exchange for a minority stake in Vivo
• Hg, as lead investor, in the US$5.3 billion buyout of Visma. This was Europe’s largest-ever software buyout
• Nokia Corporation in:
  • the sale and transfer of its IP Video business to Volaris Group Inc. as part of their joint venture to launch Velocix
  • its US$17 billion combination with Alcatel-Lucent
  • its agreement to transition its Gainspeed portfolio, along with all supporting technology and assets, to Vecima Networks
  • its joint venture with China Huaxin Telecommunications
  • its acquisition of Panasonic System Networks Company Japan
• Eurasia Drilling Company Limited in the acquisition of a 51% stake in the company by Schlumberger Limited
• ABH Holdings in its:   
  • sale of a stake in Public Joint Stock Company Alfa-Bank to MSP Stiftung
  • acquisition of Ukrsotsbank
• Moody’s Corporation in its €3 billion acquisition of Bureau Van Dyke
• BA Glass BV in its US$1 billion joint acquisition with CVC Capital Partners Limited of Anchor Glass Container Corporation from KPS Capital Partners, LP
• CEVA in its acquisition of certain assets of Sanofi’s animal health portfolio located across 30 jurisdictions
• IBS Group in its take-private scheme of arrangement
• Stena in its US$1.1 billion refinancing via a US$350 million Rule144A / Regulation S secured bonds offering and a US$650 million secured loan
• Marine Harvest in its U.S. registration and initial listing on the NYSE
• Algeta in its:
  • US$2.9 billion sale to Bayer AG
  • US$120 million exempt offering of 3.375% convertible bonds due 2018
• Bank of America Merrill Lynch as underwriters in a Medical Properties Trust’s €200 million U.S. public offering of 5.750% senior notes due 2020
• Alfa-Access-Renova (AAR) in connection with the US$56 billion sale of TNK-BP to Russian state-owned oil company Rosneft. AAR’s 50% stake in TNK-BP was sold for US$28 billion
• CF Industries in its:
  • US$910 million acquisition of a stake in Canadian Fertilizers Limited owned by Viterra, Inc.
  • US$4.7 billion acquisition of Terra Industries and its related $1.1 billion common stock and US$1.6 billion public note offerings
• Middleby Corporation in its six separate acquisitions of privately held companies
• Capital Shopping Centres in its US$1 billion U.S. REIT joint venture with Equity One, Inc.
• Black Diamond in its US$230 million acquisition of a bankrupt Canadian newsprint manufacturing company
• Stryker Corporation in its US$750 million U.S. public offering of 2% senior notes due 2016
• Northern Trust Corporation in its US$500 million U.S. public offering of 3.375% senior notes due 2021