Davis Polk has added Todd B. Kornreich as a partner in its Mergers & Acquisitions practice in New York, expanding the firm’s capabilities advising private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies.
Kornreich joins Davis Polk from Ropes & Gray, where he was a partner in the private equity transactions group and co-leader of the transportation and logistics sector.
His practice covers domestic and cross-border private equity transactions, including leveraged buyouts, take-private acquisitions, corporate carve-outs, divestitures and strategic investments.
Kornreich has particular experience across industrials and manufacturing, transportation and logistics, and healthcare services and technology.
The addition is part of Davis Polk’s continued investment in its private equity platform and gives the firm’s sponsor clients additional senior M&A capabilities across the transaction lifecycle.
Kornreich received his J.D. from Cornell Law School in 2012 and his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 2008.
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“Todd has deep experience advising sophisticated private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on their most significant M&A transactions. Todd is an excellent addition to our preeminent M&A team, and his arrival further strengthens Davis Polk’s position as a go-to firm for private equity clients seeking elite counsel across the life cycle of their transactions. We are pleased to welcome him to the firm.”
Neil Barr, Chair and Managing Partner of Davis Polk
“Todd has an impressive understanding of both the global deal landscape and the needs and issues unique to sponsors, and he has a strong track record of successfully executing complex and high-stakes deals for major PE clients. Todd is highly ambitious and known for his extraordinary commitment to clients, and we are thrilled to welcome him as we continue to build out our market-leading private equity platform.”
Oliver Smith, Head of Davis Polk’s Mergers & Acquisitions Practice
“Davis Polk has an unmatched reputation for excellence – not only in terms of the quality of its work, but also the caliber of its team, its focus on client service and its collaborative culture. I am excited to join the firm’s distinguished M&A team and look forward to leveraging my experience to serve our private equity clients on their most consequential transactions.”
Todd B. Kornreich, Partner at Davis Polk
