Robert A. Kindler is the Global Head of Mergers and Acquisitions and Vice Chairman of

Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley is an American multinational investment management and financial services company headquartered at 1585 Broadway in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. With offices in more than 41 countries and more than 75,000 employees, the f ...

. He also is on the Management Committee at Morgan Stanley. He graduated magna cum laude from Colgate University (majoring in

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and

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) in 1976 and then

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in 1980. He has endowed professorships at both Colgate University and New York University School of Law. He was a Trustee of Colgate University for 13 years and is on the Board of the New York University School of Law and Revenue Chair at The March of Dimes.

Career

Kindler began his career in 1980 as an associate at

Cravath Swaine & Moore Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP (known as Cravath) is an American white-shoe law firm with its headquarters in New York City, and an additional office in London. The firm is known for its complex and high profile litigation and mergers & acquisitions ...

and became a partner in 1987. He joined JPMorgan in 2000 and was global head of mergers and acquisition. He joined Morgan Stanley in 2006. During the

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, Japan's largest bank, invested $9 billion in a direct purchase of a 21% ownership stake in Morgan Stanley on September 29, 2008. The payment from MUFG was supposed to be wired electronically; however, because it needed to be made on an emergency basis on

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when banks were closed in the US, MUFG cut a US$9 billion physical check, the largest amount written via physical check at the time. The physical check was accepted at the offices of Wachtell Lipton by Robert, on behalf of Morgan Stanley.

Personal

Kindler's brother is comedian Andy Kindler.

References

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