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Arian
Mossanenzadeh

Senior Attorney, Executive Compensation and Benefits

amossanenzadeh@cravath.com
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Arian Mossanenzadeh focuses his practice on executive compensation and employee benefit matters, principally in connection with mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings and other corporate transactions.

Mr. Mossanenzadeh’s notable transactions include representing:

      • Wiz in its pending $32 billion acquisition by Google;
      • Bridge Investment Group’s special committee in the pending $1.5 billion acquisition by Apollo;
      • Light & Wonder in its $850 million acquisition of Grover Charitable Gaming and its acquisition of the remaining stake in SciPlay;
      • Cardworks in its acquisition of Ally’s credit card business;

      • Lindsay Goldberg and its portfolio companies in multiple transactions, including the acquisition of Golden State Foods;
      • Atalaya Capital Management in its $800 million sale to Blue Owl Capital;
      • Viatris in its global research and development collaboration with Idorsia;
      • CymaBay Therapeutics in its $4.3 billion acquisition by Gilead Sciences;
      • Martin Marietta in its $2.05 billion acquisition of aggregates operations from Blue Water Industries;
      • HCSC in its $3.3 billion acquisition of Cigna’s Medicare businesses and CareAllies;
      • Ahold Delhaize in the sale of its FreshDirect business to Getir;
      • OUTFRONT Media in the C$410 million divestiture of its Canadian business to Bell Media;
      • The special committee of the board of directors of EchoStar in the $26 billion combination with DISH Network;
      • IBM in multiple transactions, including its acquisitions of Accelalpha, Hakkoda and StepZen;
      • Convey Health Solutions in its $1.1 billion take-private acquisition by TPG Capital;
      • Schneider Electric in its acquisition of AutoGrid;
      • SMBC Aviation Capital in its $6.7 billion acquisition of Goshawk Aviation;
      • White Mountains Insurance in its $1.775 billion sale of NSM to Carlyle;
      • Taro in its acquisition of Alchemee, formerly The Proactiv Company, from Galderma;
      • GreenSky in its $2.24 billion acquisition by Goldman Sachs;
      • New Senior in its $2.3 billion acquisition by Ventas; and
      • Swvl in its $1.5 billion SPAC combination with Queen’s Gambit.

Mr. Mossanenzadeh was born in Tehran, Iran. He received a B.A. magna cum laude with distinction from the University of Washington in 2008, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2013, where he was a senior editorial board member of the Virginia Journal of International Law. Mr. Mossanenzadeh joined Cravath in 2021 and was elected a senior attorney in 2023. Prior to joining Cravath, he was associated with a law firm in New York.

Mr. Mossanenzadeh’s notable transactions include representing:

      • Wiz in its pending $32 billion acquisition by Google;
      • Bridge Investment Group’s special committee in the pending $1.5 billion acquisition by Apollo;
      • Light & Wonder in its $850 million acquisition of Grover Charitable Gaming and its acquisition of the remaining stake in SciPlay;
      • Cardworks in its acquisition of Ally’s credit card business;

      • Lindsay Goldberg and its portfolio companies in multiple transactions, including the acquisition of Golden State Foods;
      • Atalaya Capital Management in its $800 million sale to Blue Owl Capital;
      • Viatris in its global research and development collaboration with Idorsia;
      • CymaBay Therapeutics in its $4.3 billion acquisition by Gilead Sciences;
      • Martin Marietta in its $2.05 billion acquisition of aggregates operations from Blue Water Industries;
      • HCSC in its $3.3 billion acquisition of Cigna’s Medicare businesses and CareAllies;
      • Ahold Delhaize in the sale of its FreshDirect business to Getir;
      • OUTFRONT Media in the C$410 million divestiture of its Canadian business to Bell Media;
      • The special committee of the board of directors of EchoStar in the $26 billion combination with DISH Network;
      • IBM in multiple transactions, including its acquisitions of Accelalpha, Hakkoda and StepZen;
      • Convey Health Solutions in its $1.1 billion take-private acquisition by TPG Capital;
      • Schneider Electric in its acquisition of AutoGrid;
      • SMBC Aviation Capital in its $6.7 billion acquisition of Goshawk Aviation;
      • White Mountains Insurance in its $1.775 billion sale of NSM to Carlyle;
      • Taro in its acquisition of Alchemee, formerly The Proactiv Company, from Galderma;
      • GreenSky in its $2.24 billion acquisition by Goldman Sachs;
      • New Senior in its $2.3 billion acquisition by Ventas; and
      • Swvl in its $1.5 billion SPAC combination with Queen’s Gambit.

Mr. Mossanenzadeh was born in Tehran, Iran. He received a B.A. magna cum laude with distinction from the University of Washington in 2008, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2013, where he was a senior editorial board member of the Virginia Journal of International Law. Mr. Mossanenzadeh joined Cravath in 2021 and was elected a senior attorney in 2023. Prior to joining Cravath, he was associated with a law firm in New York.

Education

  • J.D., 2013, University of Virginia School of Law
  • B.A., 2008, University of Washington
    with Distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude

Admitted In

  • New York

Deals & Cases

May 07, 2025

Costamare’s Spin‑Off of Costamare Bulkers

On May 7, 2025, Costamare Inc. (“Costamare”) announced that it has completed the spin‑off of its dry bulk business into a standalone public company, Costamare Bulkers Holdings Limited (“Costamare Bulkers”). Each holder of Costamare common shares received one common share of Costamare Bulkers for every five Costamare common shares held as of the close of business on April 29, 2025. Cravath represented Costamare in connection with the transaction.

Deals & Cases

April 07, 2025

IBM’s Acquisition of Hakkoda

On April 7, 2025, IBM announced it has acquired Hakkoda Inc., a leading global data and AI consultancy. Hakkoda will expand IBM Consulting's data transformation services portfolio, adding specialized data platform expertise to help clients get their data ready to fuel AI‑powered business operations. Cravath is representing IBM in connection with the transaction.

Deals & Cases

March 18, 2025

Wiz’s $32 Billion Acquisition by Google

On March 18, 2025, Wiz, Inc. (“Wiz”), a leading cloud security platform headquartered in New York, and Google LLC (“Google”) announced they have signed a definitive agreement for Google to acquire Wiz for $32 billion, subject to closing adjustments, in an all‑cash transaction. Once closed, Wiz will join Google Cloud. Cravath is representing Wiz as regulatory counsel in connection with the transaction.

Deals & Cases

February 24, 2025

Bridge Investment Group’s $1.5 Billion Acquisition by Apollo

On February 24, 2025, Bridge Investment Group Holdings Inc. (“Bridge”), a leading alternative investment manager diversified across specialized asset classes, and Apollo Global Management, Inc. (“Apollo”) announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for Apollo to acquire Bridge in an all‑stock transaction with an equity value of approximately $1.5 billion. Under the terms of the transaction, Bridge stockholders and Bridge OpCo unitholders will receive 0.07081 shares of Apollo stock for each share of Bridge Class A common stock and each Bridge OpCo Class A common unit, respectively, valued by the parties at $11.50 per each share of Bridge Class A common stock and Bridge OpCo Class A common unit, respectively. Cravath is representing the special committee of the Bridge Board of Directors in connection with the transaction.

Deals & Cases

February 18, 2025

Light & Wonder’s Acquisition of Grover Gaming’s Charitable Gaming Assets

On February 18, 2025, Light & Wonder, Inc. (“Light & Wonder”), the leading cross‑platform global games company, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the charitable gaming assets of Grover Gaming, Inc. and G2 Gaming, Inc. (together, “Grover Gaming”), a leading provider of electronic pull‑tabs for charitable gaming in the U.S., for total consideration of $850 million cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments, and a four‑year revenue based earn‑out of up to $200 million cash. Cravath is representing Light & Wonder in connection with the transaction.

Firm News

June 15, 2023

Cravath Announces New Of Counsels and Senior Attorneys

On June 15, 2023, Sarah W. Colangelo, Rebecca J. Schindel and Kiran Sheffrin have become of counsels and Aaron S. Cha and Arian Mossanenzadeh have become senior attorneys of the Firm.

Arian Mossanenzadeh focuses his practice on executive compensation and employee benefit matters, principally in connection with mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings and other corporate transactions.

Mr. Mossanenzadeh’s notable transactions include representing:

      • Wiz in its pending $32 billion acquisition by Google;
      • Bridge Investment Group’s special committee in the pending $1.5 billion acquisition by Apollo;
      • Light & Wonder in its $850 million acquisition of Grover Charitable Gaming and its acquisition of the remaining stake in SciPlay;
      • Cardworks in its acquisition of Ally’s credit card business;

      • Lindsay Goldberg and its portfolio companies in multiple transactions, including the acquisition of Golden State Foods;
      • Atalaya Capital Management in its $800 million sale to Blue Owl Capital;
      • Viatris in its global research and development collaboration with Idorsia;
      • CymaBay Therapeutics in its $4.3 billion acquisition by Gilead Sciences;
      • Martin Marietta in its $2.05 billion acquisition of aggregates operations from Blue Water Industries;
      • HCSC in its $3.3 billion acquisition of Cigna’s Medicare businesses and CareAllies;
      • Ahold Delhaize in the sale of its FreshDirect business to Getir;
      • OUTFRONT Media in the C$410 million divestiture of its Canadian business to Bell Media;
      • The special committee of the board of directors of EchoStar in the $26 billion combination with DISH Network;
      • IBM in multiple transactions, including its acquisitions of Accelalpha, Hakkoda and StepZen;
      • Convey Health Solutions in its $1.1 billion take-private acquisition by TPG Capital;
      • Schneider Electric in its acquisition of AutoGrid;
      • SMBC Aviation Capital in its $6.7 billion acquisition of Goshawk Aviation;
      • White Mountains Insurance in its $1.775 billion sale of NSM to Carlyle;
      • Taro in its acquisition of Alchemee, formerly The Proactiv Company, from Galderma;
      • GreenSky in its $2.24 billion acquisition by Goldman Sachs;
      • New Senior in its $2.3 billion acquisition by Ventas; and
      • Swvl in its $1.5 billion SPAC combination with Queen’s Gambit.

Mr. Mossanenzadeh was born in Tehran, Iran. He received a B.A. magna cum laude with distinction from the University of Washington in 2008, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2013, where he was a senior editorial board member of the Virginia Journal of International Law. Mr. Mossanenzadeh joined Cravath in 2021 and was elected a senior attorney in 2023. Prior to joining Cravath, he was associated with a law firm in New York.

Mr. Mossanenzadeh’s notable transactions include representing:

      • Wiz in its pending $32 billion acquisition by Google;
      • Bridge Investment Group’s special committee in the pending $1.5 billion acquisition by Apollo;
      • Light & Wonder in its $850 million acquisition of Grover Charitable Gaming and its acquisition of the remaining stake in SciPlay;
      • Cardworks in its acquisition of Ally’s credit card business;

      • Lindsay Goldberg and its portfolio companies in multiple transactions, including the acquisition of Golden State Foods;
      • Atalaya Capital Management in its $800 million sale to Blue Owl Capital;
      • Viatris in its global research and development collaboration with Idorsia;
      • CymaBay Therapeutics in its $4.3 billion acquisition by Gilead Sciences;
      • Martin Marietta in its $2.05 billion acquisition of aggregates operations from Blue Water Industries;
      • HCSC in its $3.3 billion acquisition of Cigna’s Medicare businesses and CareAllies;
      • Ahold Delhaize in the sale of its FreshDirect business to Getir;
      • OUTFRONT Media in the C$410 million divestiture of its Canadian business to Bell Media;
      • The special committee of the board of directors of EchoStar in the $26 billion combination with DISH Network;
      • IBM in multiple transactions, including its acquisitions of Accelalpha, Hakkoda and StepZen;
      • Convey Health Solutions in its $1.1 billion take-private acquisition by TPG Capital;
      • Schneider Electric in its acquisition of AutoGrid;
      • SMBC Aviation Capital in its $6.7 billion acquisition of Goshawk Aviation;
      • White Mountains Insurance in its $1.775 billion sale of NSM to Carlyle;
      • Taro in its acquisition of Alchemee, formerly The Proactiv Company, from Galderma;
      • GreenSky in its $2.24 billion acquisition by Goldman Sachs;
      • New Senior in its $2.3 billion acquisition by Ventas; and
      • Swvl in its $1.5 billion SPAC combination with Queen’s Gambit.

Mr. Mossanenzadeh was born in Tehran, Iran. He received a B.A. magna cum laude with distinction from the University of Washington in 2008, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2013, where he was a senior editorial board member of the Virginia Journal of International Law. Mr. Mossanenzadeh joined Cravath in 2021 and was elected a senior attorney in 2023. Prior to joining Cravath, he was associated with a law firm in New York.

Education

  • J.D., 2013, University of Virginia School of Law
  • B.A., 2008, University of Washington
    with Distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude

Admitted In

  • New York

Deals & Cases

May 07, 2025

Costamare’s Spin‑Off of Costamare Bulkers

On May 7, 2025, Costamare Inc. (“Costamare”) announced that it has completed the spin‑off of its dry bulk business into a standalone public company, Costamare Bulkers Holdings Limited (“Costamare Bulkers”). Each holder of Costamare common shares received one common share of Costamare Bulkers for every five Costamare common shares held as of the close of business on April 29, 2025. Cravath represented Costamare in connection with the transaction.

Deals & Cases

April 07, 2025

IBM’s Acquisition of Hakkoda

On April 7, 2025, IBM announced it has acquired Hakkoda Inc., a leading global data and AI consultancy. Hakkoda will expand IBM Consulting's data transformation services portfolio, adding specialized data platform expertise to help clients get their data ready to fuel AI‑powered business operations. Cravath is representing IBM in connection with the transaction.

Deals & Cases

March 18, 2025

Wiz’s $32 Billion Acquisition by Google

On March 18, 2025, Wiz, Inc. (“Wiz”), a leading cloud security platform headquartered in New York, and Google LLC (“Google”) announced they have signed a definitive agreement for Google to acquire Wiz for $32 billion, subject to closing adjustments, in an all‑cash transaction. Once closed, Wiz will join Google Cloud. Cravath is representing Wiz as regulatory counsel in connection with the transaction.

Deals & Cases

February 24, 2025

Bridge Investment Group’s $1.5 Billion Acquisition by Apollo

On February 24, 2025, Bridge Investment Group Holdings Inc. (“Bridge”), a leading alternative investment manager diversified across specialized asset classes, and Apollo Global Management, Inc. (“Apollo”) announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for Apollo to acquire Bridge in an all‑stock transaction with an equity value of approximately $1.5 billion. Under the terms of the transaction, Bridge stockholders and Bridge OpCo unitholders will receive 0.07081 shares of Apollo stock for each share of Bridge Class A common stock and each Bridge OpCo Class A common unit, respectively, valued by the parties at $11.50 per each share of Bridge Class A common stock and Bridge OpCo Class A common unit, respectively. Cravath is representing the special committee of the Bridge Board of Directors in connection with the transaction.

Deals & Cases

February 18, 2025

Light & Wonder’s Acquisition of Grover Gaming’s Charitable Gaming Assets

On February 18, 2025, Light & Wonder, Inc. (“Light & Wonder”), the leading cross‑platform global games company, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the charitable gaming assets of Grover Gaming, Inc. and G2 Gaming, Inc. (together, “Grover Gaming”), a leading provider of electronic pull‑tabs for charitable gaming in the U.S., for total consideration of $850 million cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments, and a four‑year revenue based earn‑out of up to $200 million cash. Cravath is representing Light & Wonder in connection with the transaction.

Firm News

June 15, 2023

Cravath Announces New Of Counsels and Senior Attorneys

On June 15, 2023, Sarah W. Colangelo, Rebecca J. Schindel and Kiran Sheffrin have become of counsels and Aaron S. Cha and Arian Mossanenzadeh have become senior attorneys of the Firm.

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