On September 29, 2025, Kodiak AI, a leading provider of AI-powered autonomous vehicle technology, announced that Kodiak Robotics, Inc. successfully completed its business combination with Ares Acquisition Corporation II (AACT), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company. The business combination was approved by AACT shareholders on September 23, 2025. In connection with the closing, AACT was renamed Kodiak AI. Kodiak AI’s common stock and public warrants began trading on Nasdaq on September 25, 2025, under the ticker symbols “KDK” and “KDKRW,” respectively. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Kodiak AI on the transaction.
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Kodiak AI on the transaction includes:
Corporate
Jeff Saper
Melissa Rick
Austin March
Helen Qi
Hana Lee
Matt Maricic
Jing Zhang
Robert Deng
Corporate Governance
Richard Blake
Tamara Brightwell
M&A
Ethan P. Lutske
Erin Malone-Shkurkin
Joy-Annette Atsegbua
Yifeng Li
Corporate Finance
Erik Franks
Dana Halls
Andrew Ralston
Joe Catapano
Eaton Liu
Angelica Lee
Employee Benefits and Compensation
David Thomas
Brandon Gantus
Michael Montfort
Jason Chan
Delaware Corporate
Amy Simmerman
James Griffin-Stanco
Tiphanie Cascella
Jason Schoenberg
Technology Transactions
John McGaraghan
Shivang Patel
Antitrust
Ben Labow
Kimberley Biagioli
Data, Privacy, and Cybersecurity
Matthew Staples
Daniel Chen
Dantam Chan
Regulatory and Government Contracts
Joshua Gruenspecht
Seth Cowell
Anne Seymour
Employment and Trade Secrets
Matt Gorman
Quinn Christie
For more information, see Kodiak AI’s news release. Additional coverage can be found on The Wall Street Journal.
