Sofiya Bavlovych
Overview
Sofiya Bavlovych is an associate in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Sofiya focuses primarily on the technology and intellectual property aspects of complex business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, collaboration agreements, IP licenses, and cybersecurity and data privacy contracts. She has advised clients across a broad range of industries, including technology, software, healthcare, manufacturing, consumer products and media/entertainment.
Prior to joining Kirkland, Sofiya worked as a contracts specialist in the Technology Transactions group at NBCUniversal Media, LLC, where she was the first point of contact on technology deals for various client groups, such as NBC Entertainment, Operations & Technology and Sourcing. Sofiya was primarily involved in drafting and negotiating Master Services Agreements, Software as a Service Agreements, Software License Agreements, SOWs and NDAs, and managed the company-wide NDA database.
Experience
Representative Matters
Consumer Products, Services & Brands
- Butterfly Equity, a private equity firm specializing in the food sector, in its:
- proposed acquisition of 99 Ranch Market, an Asian specialty grocery store chain
- proposed minority investment in Oatly, the original and world's largest oat milk company
- Oaktree Capital Management-backed WHP Global, a brand management firm, in its $375 million investment from Ares Management Corp. (NYSE: ARES)
- Private equity firm in its proposed acquisition of a produce, dairy, and dry goods grocery store chain and distributor with a $400 million estimated value
- Sentinel Capital Partners in its proposed $305 million acquisition of L2 Brands, which operates under the brands League and Legacy to distribute branded college apparel and other branded apparel, headwear and home decor
Energy, Industrials & Infrastructure
- KKR in its acquisition of CoolIT Systems, a provider of liquid cooling solutions
- TJC-backed Communications & Power Industries in the $1.385 billion sale of its Electron Device business, a manufacturer of electronic components and subsystems, to TransDigm Group (NYSE: TDG)
Healthcare & Life Sciences
- CarepathRx, a Nautic portfolio company, in the $1.5 billion sale of its BioPlus business and negotiation of a transition services agreement
- Nautic Partners in its pending $570 million acquisition of Tabula Rasa HealthCare (NASDAQ: TRHC) and subsequent combination with current portfolio company ExactCare Pharmacy to create an independent pharmacy care management company servicing patients with the most complex needs
Hospitality
- Allwyn in its acquisition of Camelot Lottery Solutions Group, the operator of the Illinois Lottery, from Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
- Mohari Hospitality in its $550 million acquisition of Tao Group Hospitality, operator of some of the world's most recognized hospitality brands (including TAO, Hakkasan, OMNIA, Marquee, Lavo, Beauty & Essex, Little Sister etc.), which delivers distinctive culinary and premium entertainment experiences through its portfolio of restaurants, nightclubs, lounges, and daylife venues
Software & Services
- Consello Capital in its acquisition of ProSearch Strategies, a provider of tech-enabled legal services to enterprise customers
- Optiv in its $1.21 billion refinancing
- Private equity firm in its proposed acquisition of a PreK-12 educational technology solutions provider
Prior Experience
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2023New York
Languages
- English
- Russian
- Ukrainian
Education
- Fordham University School of LawJ.D.cum laude2022
Fordham Law Alumni Association Award, Excellence in the Study of Constitutional Law
Ruth Whitehead Whaley Scholar
Notes and Articles Editor, Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal
Privacy Project Fellow, Fordham Center on Law and Information Policy
- New York UniversityB.A., Political Science2016