Press Release 03.18.25
Nina Bakhtina has a practice that includes general corporate and securities law matters, with a focus on private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, equity investments, joint ventures, PIPE transactions and general corporate advisory work for private and public companies.
While in law school, Nina was the programming director for the Law Women’s Caucus, and a member of the Kirkland & Ellis Corporate Lab and the Edwin F. Mandel Legal Aid Clinic. Prior to joining Pillsbury, Nina was an associate at a New York office of an international law firm.
Representative Experience
- Represented the San Francisco Giants in its strategic partnership with Sixth Street Partners.
- Represented Chelsea Football Club in its £4.25 billion acquisition by a consortium led by Todd Boehly, chairman and CEO of Eldridge, a private investment company, and Clearlake Capital Group, L.P.
- Represented Apogee Parent Inc., the acquiring entity, in connection with Astra Space, Inc.’s take-private acquisition.
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- Represented The Raine Group and its growth equity fund, Raine Partners, in its investment in Voldex.
- Represented The Raine Group as financial advisor to Manchester United in its sale of a 25% stake to Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
- Represented the Player Directors of the PGA TOUR in connection with PGA TOUR’s partnership with Strategic Sports Group (SSG) in its launch of PGA TOUR Enterprises, a new commercial venture under the PGA TOUR’s control.
- Represented CVC DIF on the acquisition of 18 water and wastewater utilities in Arizona from JW Water and Robson Communities.
- Represented Spin Master Corp. in its $950 million acquisition of Melissa & Doug.
- Represented LifeSpeak Inc. in its acquisition of Wellbeats Inc.
- Represented Cognita Schools in its acquisition of York Prep.
- Represented SecurityScorecard in its acquisition of LIFARS, LLC.
- Represented Complete Solar in its merger with Solaria.
- Represented The Raine Group as lead financial advisor to World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. (WWE) in connection with its $21+ billion definitive agreement with Endeavor Group Holdings Inc. to merge with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), forming a new publicly listed entity (TKO Group Holdings).
- Represented EGIS Capital Partners in its investment in Sensera Systems.
- Represented HealthQuest Capital in Epilog Partners’ acquisition of Care Connectors Medical Group and its majority recapitalization which included significant rollover from CCMG's founders and co-investment from HealthQuest Capital, Echo Health Ventures and Blue Venture Fund.
- Represented Azorra Aviation in its acquisition of substantially all of Voyager Aviation Holdings’ assets.
Education
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J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 2017
with HonorsB. Comm., Finance and Economics, University of Toronto, 2013
with High Distinction
Admissions
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New York
Languages
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Russian