Leonard Kreynin
Focuses on M&A, private equity transactions, joint ventures, restructurings, spinoffs and corporate governance. A 2023 American Lawyer “Dealmaker of the Year.”
Leonard is a member of our Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity practices. His practice focuses on M&A, private equity transactions, joint ventures, restructurings, spinoffs, corporate governance and related matters.
Private equity clients Leonard has advised on multiple transactions include Brookfield Business Partners, I Squared, Metalmark, Tailwind, Avista, Morgan Stanley private equity and infrastructure funds, and their portfolio companies. Corporate clients he has advised on multiple transactions include SS&C, Cboe, BATS, Syngenta, Citigroup, Hanover Insurance Group, Shire, Comcast, Honeywell, Hyosung, Gillette, Roche, Qwest Communications and Shell.
The American Lawyer named Leonard a 2023 “Dealmaker of the Year” for his work advising Brookfield in connection with the $16 billion acquisition of Nielsen by a private equity consortium.
Experience highlights
- SS&C in its acquisitions of Advent Software, Citigroup’s Alternative Investor Services business, Primatics Financial, Conifer Financial Services, DST Systems, Intralinks, IBM’s Algorithmics business, Vidado, Innovest and Blue Prism
- Brookfield Business Partners in its acquisitions of Johnson Controls’ Power Solutions Business (Clarios), Nielsen Holdings, CDK Global and DexKo Global
- Clarios, a Brookfield portfolio company, in various transactions
- DexKo Global, a Brookfield portfolio company, in its acquisition of TexTrail businesses
- Syngenta in a number of transactions, including its defense of an unsolicited bid by Monsanto, technology exchange and joint venture with DuPont, and acquisition of Golden Harvest
- Cboe in its acquisitions of BIDS Trading and Trading Technologies
- Gain Capital in a number of acquisitions including its merger with StoneX, dispositions and successful defense of an unsolicited acquisition proposal
- Selling shareholder in the Icon Parking management-led buyout
- LIV Capital Acquisition Corp., a SPAC, in its combination with AgileThought, and LIV Capital Acquistion Corp. II, a SPAC, in its combination with Covalto
- Tuatara Capital Acquisition Corp., a SPAC, in its combination with springbig
- Recapitalizations of ATI Physical Therapy and Health Medical Associates
- CNOOC in its acquisition of Nexen in what was the largest overseas acquisition by a Chinese company
- Transaction Committee of the Board of Directors of Quicksilver Resources in a potential “going private” transaction proposed by its Chairman and CEO
- A lead investor in the acquisition of Kinder Morgan by an investor group
- Gillette in its acquisition by Procter & Gamble
- Qwest Communications in its hostile bids for US WEST and Frontier and its merger with US WEST
- Echlin in its successful defense against a hostile bid by SPX and its merger with Dana
- Shell Oil in its joint ventures with Texaco and Saudi Aramco
- Quicksilver Resources in the disposition of Quicksilver Gas Services, a natural gas exploration and processing company, to First Reserve
- Mastronardi in its JV with COFRA Holding AG, the JV’s $127 million acquisition of an agriculture facility from AppHarvest, and the immediate leaseback of the same facility
- Ruby Pipeline’s chapter 11 restructuring
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Credentials
Recognition
American Lawyer – “Dealmaker of the Year,” 2023
IFLR1000 – M&A and Private Equity, United States
MergerLinks – “Top Private Equity Lawyers in North America,” 2022
Education
- Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
- Notes and Comments Editor, Columbia Law Review
- Phi Beta Kappa
Clerkships
Professional history
- Partner, 1999-present
- Associate, 1991-1999
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York