Robert F. Kennedy (Bob)
Partner

Contact

(T) +1.212.326.3835
(F) +1.212.755.7306

Education

  • University of Virginia (J.D. 1993); Amherst College (B.A. 1987)

Bar Admissions

  • New York

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 was the lead lawyer in the $3.4 billion acquisition of the commodities trading business of ConAgra Foods by a consortium of private equity funds in 2008, as well as the recent acquisition of D.F. King by The Riverside Company.

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.


Areas of Focus

Honors & Distinctions

  • Chambers USA — investment funds, private equity, and buyouts (2005-2009); PLC Which lawyer? — New York, recommended individual for private equity and buyouts (2008)
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