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Leonard Kreynin
Mr. Kreynin is a partner in Davis Polk’s Corporate Department. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, joint ventures, restructurings, spinoffs, corporate governance and related matters. |
Work Highlights
Notable Representations
- 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 acquisition of Johnson Controls’ Power Solutions Business (Clarios)
- I Squared Capital in a number of transactions, including its:
- Formation of an equity partnership to construct the Oregon Clean Energy Center gas-fired power plant
- Acquisitions of clean energy and cogeneration projects
- Acquisition and disposition of a district chilling system
- Acquisition of four hydropower plants in North Carolina from Alcoa
- Formation and disposition of various investment platforms
- Cboe in its acquisition of BIDS Trading
- GAIN Capital in its acquisition by StoneX
- BATS in a number of transactions, including its:
- Merger with CBOE
- Acquisition of Hotspot
- Acquisition of ETF.com
- Merger with Direct Edge to form the second-largest U.S. exchange
- Acquisition of Chi-X
- A major car parking company in a disposition of certain of its businesses
- Metalmark Capital in numerous acquisitions, investments and dispositions, including Valagro, Camin Cargo Control, Hoffmaster, Tegrant, Aegis and Maxum Petroleum
- Tailwind Capital in numerous acquisitions and dispositions, including Archway Marketing, ReTrans, Lieberman Research Worldwide, Premier Fixtures, Diversified, Technical Innovation and HMT
- 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
- Citigroup in:
- A number of transactions relating to its alternative assets management business, including its sale of Citi Venture Capital International to The Rohatyn Group
- Its rescue transaction with Wachovia
- Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners in its:
- Disposition of a 50% stake in SAESA, a Chilean electric utility
- Acquisition of a cogeneration plant and distribution system from NSTAR and entry into related operating and maintenance and joint venture arrangements with Veolia
- CNOOC in its acquisition of Nexen, which was the largest overseas acquisition by a Chinese company
- ContourGlobal in a number of transactions, including its acquisition of the Vorotan hydropower complex in Armenia
- Gain Capital in a number of acquisitions and dispositions and its successful defense of an unsolicited acquisition proposal
- Indeed, Inc. in its sale to Recruit Corporation
- Transaction Committee of the Board of Directors of Quicksilver Resources in connection with a potential “going private” transaction proposed by its Chairman and CEO
- Quicksilver Resources in the disposition of Quicksilver Gas Services, a natural gas exploration and processing company, to First Reserve
- Independent Committee of the Board of Directors of GEO Group in connection with GEO's transaction with a management group and its buy-out of a majority shareholder
- Lenders in connection with chapter 11 restructurings of JGW and Expro International Group
- Financial Partners Fund in a management buyout of Jefferson National
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CNOOC in its acquisition of Nexen, the largest overseas acquisition by a Chinese company
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ContourGlobal in a number of transactions, including its acquisition of the Vorotan hydropower complex in Armenia
- Gain Capital in a number of acquisitions and dispositions and its successful defense of an unsolicited acquisition proposal
- Indeed, Inc. in its sale to Recruit Corporation
- Transaction Committee of the Board of Directors of Quicksilver Resources in connection with a potential “going private” transaction proposed by its Chairman and CEO
- Quicksilver Resources in the disposition of Quicksilver Gas Services, a natural gas exploration and processing company, to First Reserve
- Lenders in connection with chapter 11 restructurings of JGW and Expro International Group
- Financial Partners Fund in a management buyout of Jefferson National
- Hyosung in a number of transactions involving acquisitions and long-term supply agreements
- GHL Acquisition Corp. (SPAC) in its acquisition of Iridium
- Sallie Mae in its proposed acquisition by an investor group led by J.C. Flowers
- 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
- Shire Pharmaceuticals in its acquisition of Transkaryotic Therapies
- Honeywell in its acquisition and disposition of several businesses
- Comcast in a number of transactions, including At Home restructuring, a number of cable systems acquisitions and the unwinding of Comcast’s joint venture with Insight
- J.P. Morgan in its acquisition of Microsoft employee stock options and the related tender offer
- MascoTech in its leveraged buyout by Heartland Industrial Partners
- Qwest Communications in its hostile bids for US WEST and Frontier and its merger with US WEST
- The Limited in its spinoff of Too, Inc.
- 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
Recognition
Mr. Kreynin has been recognized as a leading lawyer in:
- Chambers Global
- Chambers USA
- Legal 500 U.S.
Professional History
- Partner, 1999-present
- Associate, 1991-1999
- Law Clerk, Hon. Laurence H. Silberman, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, 1990-1991