Leonard Kreynin
Lawyers
Focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, joint ventures, restructurings, spinoffs, corporate governance and related matters.
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, I Squared, Metalmark, Tailwind, Avista and various Morgan Stanley funds. Corporate clients he has advised on multiple transactions include SS&C, Cboe, BATS, Syngenta, Citigroup, Shire, Comcast, Honeywell, Hyosung, Gillette, Qwest Communications and Shell.
Experience highlights
- SS&C in multiple acquisitions including Advent Software, Citigroup’s Alternative Investor Services business, Primatics Financial, Conifer Financial Services, DST Systems, Intralinks, IBM's Algorithmics business, Vidado and Innovest
- Brookfield Business Partners in its acquisitions of Johnson Controls’ Power Solutions Business (Clarios) and DexKo Global
- Cboe in its acquisition of BIDS Trading
- 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
- CNOOC in its acquisition of Nexen, which was the largest overseas acquisition by a Chinese company
- Transaction Committee of the Board of Directors of Quicksilver Resources in connection with a potential “going private” transaction proposed by its Chairman and CEO
- Health Medical Associates in its recapitalization
- 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
- Gain Capital in a number of acquisitions and dispositions and its successful defense of an unsolicited acquisition proposal
Credentials
Recognition
IFLR1000 – M&A and Private Equity, United States
Education
J.D., Columbia Law School
- Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
- Notes and Comments Editor, Columbia Law Review
M.A., Columbia University
B.A., Columbia University
- Phi Beta Kappa
Clerkships
Law Clerk, Hon. Laurence H. Silberman, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, 1990-1991
Professional history
- Partner, 1999-present
- Associate, 1991-1999
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York