Robert F. Kennedy

Bob Kennedy advises public and private entities in mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, private equity investments, and general corporate matters. He has represented private equity funds and strategic buyers and sellers in leveraged recapitalizations, stock and asset acquisitions and dispositions, and private investments. Bob's practice encompasses a broad range of industries, including financial services, commodities, energy services, communications, and health care-related businesses.

Bob has been the lead lawyer on a number of large cap transactions, most recently the $2.7 billion sale of Gavilon Holdings on behalf of a consortium of private equity sponsors.

Bob is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. He is regularly included in Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America.

Good to know

Areas of Practice 1) Corporate, 2) Private Equity and 3) Mergers and Acquisitions
Law School University of Virginia
Education Amherst College (B.A., 1987)
Bar Member / Association New York
Most recent firm Jones Day
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