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Kristiina Leskinen

Partner, Corporate Department

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电话: +1-212-318-6025
传真: +1-212-303-7025

Overview

Kristiina Leskinen is a partner in the Mergers and Acquisitions practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s New York office.

Kristiina advises on a wide range of complex corporate transactions, representing leading public and private companies, as well as prominent private equity firms, across industries including manufacturing, consumer and retail, technology, financial services, media and entertainment, telecommunications, healthcare and hospitality. Her experience spans multibillion-dollar mergers, growth equity investments, and strategic portfolio company acquisitions. Kristiina regularly works across both public and private markets, with a focus on sophisticated deal structuring and cross-functional execution.

Education

  • New York University School of Law, LL.M. 2014
  • Queen Mary University of London, LL.B. 2013

Representations

  • Cadmus, a provider of technical and strategic expertise to governments, energy utilities and private sector companies and a portfolio company of CI Capital Partners, in its acquisitions of:
    • Ventera, a technology consulting firm
    • Nathan Associates, an international development consultancy
    • Wheelhouse Group, a change management services provider
  • Kohlberg & Company, alongside VMG Partners and Peterson Partners, in its sale of a significant stake in [solidcore], a network of fitness studios, to L Catterton
  • RXO in its acquisition of Coyote Logistics
  • Brighton Park Capital in:
    • the sale of a controlling interest of AppViewX, a platform for automated certificate lifecycle management and public key infrastructure solutions backed by Brighton Park Capital, to Haveli Investments, a technology-focused private equity firm
    • its $200 million acquisition, alongside The Carlyle Group, of a minority stake in Indegene, an enterprise healthtech solutions provider
    • its Series D investment in Silverfort, an Israel-based identity protection company
  • Advance, a founder and major shareholder of Discovery, Inc., in the $150 billion Reverse Morris Trust transaction that combined AT&T’s WarnerMedia business with Discovery, Inc.
  • Angelo Gordon in its $2.7 billion sale to TPG
  • General Atlantic in:
    • a consortium alongside Stone Point Capital in their $1.65 billion take-private acquisition of HireRight
    • the $725 million acquisition of Aperture by E*TRADE Financial, working alongside Aperture New Holdings, a portfolio company of General Atlantic and the parent company of OptionsHouse, an online broker
    • its definitive agreement related to a $325 million Series E equity finance round for Avant, a marketplace lending platform
    • in the acquisition of Playa Beauty, a haircare company, alongside Forma Brands
  • Roark Capital Group in:
    • its $200 million investment in the Cheesecake Factory
    • its acquisition of Nothing Bundt Cakes
  • Tropical Cheese Industries, a Hispanic food company, in its sale of control to AUA Private Equity Partners and Avance Investment Management
  • H.I.G. Growth Partners in its growth equity investment in Carebox, a healthcare software platform and clinical trial matching program
  • Alignment Healthcare, a portfolio company of General Atlantic and a mission-based Medicare Advantage insurance company, in the $115 million investment in Alignment Healthcare by Warburg Pincus
  • American & Efird, a portfolio company of KPS Capital Partners, in its sale to Platinum Equity Capital Partners
  • AM Conservation Group, an energy and water efficiency programs, products and services company and portfolio company of Kohlberg & Company, in its merger with Franklin Energy
  • Franklin Energy, a clean energy transition platform and portfolio company of Kohlberg & Company, in its acquisition of PlanetEcosystems, a developer of software-based technology solutions for utilities
  • NBG Home, a global designer, manufacturer and marketer of home décor products and a portfolio company of Kohlberg & Company, in its acquisition of Design Solutions International, a global importer and distributor of residential lighting products
  • The Yokohama Rubber Co., a leading tire manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo, in its $1.2 billion acquisition of Alliance Tire Group, a portfolio company of KKR
  • Grain Management in its sale of 400 wireless towers and assets for approximately $500 million to American Tower Corp.
  • Bellisio Foods, a frozen food company and portfolio company of Centre Partners, in its $1.075 billion acquisition by Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF), a Thailand-based agro-industrial conglomerate
  • An ad hoc committee of PIK loan lenders to EB Holdings II, the parent company of Eco-Bat Technologies Limited, the world’s largest producer of lead and lead alloys, in the restructuring of approximately $2.5 billion in funded debt obligations
  • Foundation Building Materials, a building materials company and a portfolio company of CI Capital Partners, in its simultaneous acquisition of Great Western Building Materials, Oxnard Building Materials and ProWall Building Products, a family of wholesale distributors of building materials
  • Time Warner Cable in its $78.7 billion merger with Charter Communications
  • Hunt Companies, a holding company that invests in businesses focused on the real estate and infrastructure markets, in:
    • the $200 million committed minority equity investment in certain of Hunt's financial services and asset management businesses by affiliates of Gallatin Point Capital
    • its acquisition of certain real estate related assets, management externalization and private placement transactions with MMA Capital Management
    • its external management agreement and private placement transactions with Five Oaks Investment Corp., a publicly traded REIT
  • TowerCo, a developer, owner and lessor of communication towers, in the $244 million sale of 253 wireless communications towers and 95 other related assets to Grain Management

Matters may have been completed before joining Paul Hastings.

Practice Areas

Mergers and Acquisitions

Private Equity


Languages

English


Admissions

New York Bar


Education

New York University School of Law, LL.M. 2014

Queen Mary University of London, LL.B. 2013