Centerview Partners has been especially busy over the last several months, having advised on transactions like Clearwire's proposed sale to Sprint Nextel and Alliance Boots' $6.7 billion deal with Walgreens.
Mr. Schnell has been among the busiest lawyers at the firm, having advised on transactions like Anheuser-Busch InBev's $20.1 billion takeover of the rest of Grupo Modelo that it did not already own and Pfizer's $11.9 billion sale of its infant nutrition business to Nestlé.
Robert A. Kindler Joins Morgan Stanley as Vice Chairman of Investment Banking Brings Wealth of Experience and Relationships, Having Advised on Transactions Totaling Over $200 Billion NEW YORK, April 6, 2006 — Morgan Stanley (NYSE MS) announced today that Robert A. Kindler, 52, has joined the Firm as a Vice Chairman of Investment Banking.
He has advised on transactions involving Yahoo!, IAC, Vivendi, News Corp , Microsoft Openwave, Lagardere, British Telecom, Cendant, E*trade and Experian.
Mr. Sarkozy's quote was part of an interview this week with Investment Dealers Digestt, which asked him about his recent decision to leave UBS, where he has been the co-head of the group that advises on transactions involving financial companies.
Gavin will play a broad role at our Firm, both as our General Counsel providing legal counsel to our management and Board of Directors and as a Managing Director who will be actively involved alongside other partners in developing client relationships and advising on transactions".
"The industry's growth is not working in anyone's favor," said John Grund, a partner at First Annapolis Consulting, which advises on transactions in the payments industry.
Essence was advised on the transaction by GP Bullhound (lead financial adviser), SNR Dentons (legal), and Deloitte (transaction services).
During his distinguished career as one of Wall Street's leading M&A practitioners, Steve has advised on landmark transaction across a broad range of industries.
