Fenwick Represents Commonstock in Acquisition by Yahoo

Fenwick represented Commonstock, a broker-agnostic social and community-based platform that drives insights for retail investors, in its acquisition by Yahoo, an operator of an online web portal that provides varied media services to customers.

Yahoo’s acquisition of Commonstock advances the power of community for Yahoo Finance and accelerates the brand’s strategy to deliver unparalleled retail investing resources, solutions and experiences to investors of all skill sets and levels. More information can be obtained from the news announcement.

The Fenwick transaction team included corporate partners Stephen Fisher and Evan Bienstock and associates Matt McCabe, Riddhi Adhikari and Rodolfo Meda; technology transactions partner Jonathan Millard and associates Russell Wong and Barbara Wong; executive compensation and employee benefits partner Marshall Mort and associates Jonathan Stephenson and Elizabeth Fu; privacy and cybersecurity counsel Ana Razmazma and associate Alyona Eidinger; and tax partner Mike Knobler and associate Kris Hatch.