Freshfields advised the underwriters, led by BofA Securities and UBS Investment Bank, on the upsized initial public offering of 11,500,000 shares of Class A common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market by Viant Technology Inc., including all shares subject to the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares from the Company’s existing shareholders.
Viant is a people-based advertising software company that enables marketers and their advertising agencies to plan, buy and measure their advertising across channels. The company is based in Irvine, California.
More details about the transaction can be found here.
The Freshfields capital markets team consisted of partners Sarah Solum and Pamela Marcogliese, counsel Brian Lewis, associate Rebecca Mitstifer, and law clerk Amy Fisher. FINRA advice was provided by counsel Jeremy Barr. Tax advice was provided by partner Robert Scarborough and senior associate David Mitchell. IP, privacy and cybersecurity advice was provided by partner Menachem Kaplan, special counsel Peter Jaffe, and associates Marissa Yu and Jillian Simons. Sanctions advise was provided by partner Nabeel Yousef and associate Hannah Khalifeh.
