Milbank LLP advised the underwriters on the Nasdaq IPO of Milan-based Bending Spoons S.p.A. Bending Spoons’ shares began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on July 1, 2026, under the symbol “BSP.” The transaction is one of the largest-ever US IPOs by an Italian company.
Bending Spoons is a leading technology company that acquires digital businesses, implements deep transformations and ongoing optimizations to sustainably expand earnings, and reinvests in additional acquisitions, thereby continuing the compounding cycle. Bending Spoons’ main businesses include AOL, Brightcove, Eventbrite, Evernote, Harvest, komoot, Remini, StreamYard, Vimeo and WeTransfer. In March 2026, the company served over 500 million monthly active users and more than 9 million monthly paying customers.
The Milbank team was led by Corporate Finance and Securities partners Rod Miller (New York) and David Dixter (London), special counsel Teresa Chen (New York), associates Manel Mostefaoui (London), Nicole Haddad (New York) and Russell Feinman (London) and law clerk Daniele Casa (London).
