Bio

Jakob Rendtorff is a Partner in the Firm’s Corporate Department, where he focuses on mergers and acquisitions. Jakob regularly advises public and private strategic companies and private equity firms on a broad range of transactions and corporate governance matters. He has experience representing clients in complex transactions including mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, carve-outs and spin-offs. Named a 2020 “Dealmaker of the Year” by The American Lawyer, Jakob was recognized for advising Versum Materials in its approximately $6.5 billion acquisition by Merck KGaA. Jakob was also recently named a “Rising Star” in M&A by The Deal, which recognized Jakob as one of the “most promising new M&A partners for 2019.” In addition, Jakob was named a 2019 “Rising Star” by Law360 and a 2020 Americas “Rising Star” in Corporate/M&A by Euromoney.