Fenwick represented Unknown Worlds, the game developer behind Subnautica, in its definitive agreement to be acquired by KRAFTON, a South Korean collective of independent game development studios.
Unknown Worlds will function as an independent game development studio wholly owned by KRAFTON and will continue to operate globally with talent seated throughout the world. More information can be obtained from KRAFTON’s announcement.
The Fenwick transaction team included corporate partners Mark Stevens and Scott Behar and associates Zachary Portnoy, Meredith Evancie, Anja Kong and law clerk Omar Rifai; executive compensation & employee benefits partner Matthew Cantor and associate Jonathan Stephenson; technology transactions partner Joseph Schenck and associates Arjun Ravi, Adine Mitrani and Joseph Newman and law clerk Aaron Dunn; tax partner Julia Ushakova-Stein and associate Sean McElroy; antitrust and competition partner Steve Albertson; trade and national security partner Melissa Duffy and associate Jean Chang; and privacy & cybersecurity partner Jim Koenig.