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Robinhood’s Purchase of Shares, Previously Owned by Emergent Fidelity Technologies, from U.S. Marshals Service

September 01, 2023

Cravath represented Robinhood Markets, Inc. (“Robinhood”) in its Share Purchase Agreement (the “Share Purchase Agreement”) with the United States Marshals Service (the “USMS”), acting for and on behalf of the United States, pursuant to which Robinhood agreed to purchase 55,273,469 shares of the company’s Class A common stock (the “Shares”) from the USMS for an aggregate purchase price of $605,694,411.59, or approximately $10.96 per share. The transaction closed on August 31, 2023.

Robinhood previously announced on February 8, 2023 that its Board of Directors had authorized it to pursue purchasing most or all of the Shares, which were originally acquired by Emergent Fidelity Technologies, Ltd. before they were seized and subsequently transferred to the custody of the United States.

The Cravath team was led by partners Paul H. Zumbro, C. Daniel Haaren, Michael L. Arnold and Bethany A. Pfalzgraf, and included associates Benjamin S. Spiegel, Samantha Greenky and Filareti Kouimtzi Filaretou.

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Paul H. Zumbro
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Partner
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pzumbro@cravath.com
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    • J.D., 1997, Columbia Law School
      Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
    • B.A., 1992, Yale College
      Distinction in Major, cum laude

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    • New York
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    C. Daniel Haaren
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    Partner
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    dhaaren@cravath.com
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    +1-212-474-1322
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      • J.D., 2012, New York University School of Law
        Order of the Coif, Pomeroy Scholar, magna cum laude
      • B.A., 2009, Duke University

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      • New York
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      Michael L. Arnold
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      Corporate
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      Partner
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      marnold@cravath.com
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      +1-212-474-1664
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        • J.D., 2013, Columbia Law School
          Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
        • B.A., 2010, University of Chicago
          General Honors

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        • New York
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        Bethany A. Pfalzgraf
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        Corporate
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        Partner
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        bpfalzgraf@cravath.com
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        +1-212-474-1728
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          • J.D., 2014, Columbia Law School
            Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
          • B.A., 2010, Boston College
            College of Arts and Sciences Honors Program, cum laude

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          • New York

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