Davis Polk & Wardwell has hired Paul Scrivano, global head of Ropes & Gray’s mergers and acquisitions practice, as the Wall Street firm looks to expand M&A work in Northern California.
Scrivano has advised on hundreds of public company M&A transactions over his nearly three-decade career, according to the firm. Most recently he represented Altimeter Growth Corp. in its $40 billion combination with Grab Holdings Inc., Southeast Asia’s largest ride-hailing company.
“With Paul’s arrival, Davis Polk will solidify its position as a destination firm for big-ticket corporate transactions in Northern California,” Davis Polk’s managing partner Neil Barr said in a ...