Fatherly (www.fatherly.com), a digital media company addressing the needs of today’s parents, backed by Bertelsmann Digital Media Investment, WPP, Uncork, Lerer Hippeau, Crosslink and others, was acquired by Some Spider Studios, the parent company of Scary Mommy and The Dad, backed by NEA and its founders, Vinit Bharara and Marc Lore.
We advised Fatherly on this “all in NYC” transaction. Michael Rothman, former CEO of Fatherly and now EVP at Some Spider said: “Laurent Ohana’s experience as a lawyer, investor and entrepreneur all came into play as he helped us navigate this transaction, which has provided the company, our employees and shareholders with a very positive outcome.”