Eoghan P.
Keenan

Mr. Keenan’s notable matters prior to joining Cravath include representing:

• Home Depot in its $18.25 billion acquisition of SRS Distribution and its acquisitions, through SRS Distribution, of Mingledorff’s and Lohmiller
• Glencore, CPP Investments and BCI in Viterra’s $18 billion sale to Bunge and Glencore in its acquisition of the remaining stake in PolyMet Mining
• Scripps Networks Interactive in its $14.6 billion merger with Discovery Communications
• Lactalis in its acquisition of General Mills’ U.S. yogurt business, part of General Mills’ $2.1 billion sale of its North American yogurt business to Lactalis and Sodiaal
• Sanofi in its $13 billion sale of nearly all of its 20.6% stake in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals through a registered public offering and related share repurchase by Regeneron; its $1.9 billion acquisition of Kadmon; and its $350 million sale of its Seprafilm Adhesion Barrier and related assets to Baxter International
• NEOGEN in its $9.3 billion Reverse Morris Trust combination with the Food Safety business of 3M
• Campbell’s in its $6.1 billion acquisition of Snyder’s-Lance; its sale of Garden Fresh Gourmet; and its sale of Bolthouse Farms to Butterfly Equity
• Ember, an entity controlled by funds managed by Ember Infrastructure Management, in its acquisition, alongside IQ and CDPQ, of H2O Innovation, and in its pending acquisition of Ashtead Technology Holdings
• Aman Group in its sale of a $900 million minority stake to Cain International and The Public Investment Fund, in a transaction that valued Aman at $3 billion
• Dycom Industries in its $275 million acquisition of National Technology Integrators
• Eli Lilly and Elanco in the acquisition of ChemGen and in its sale of ImClone Systems to Celltrion
• Glencore Canada in its stalking horse bid for certain assets of Li-Cycle Holdings and certain of its subsidiaries
• Trebia Acquisition, a SPAC sponsored by affiliates of Trasimene Capital Management and Bridgeport Partners, in its $1.4 billion business combination with System1
• Foley Trasimene, a SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of Trasimene Capital Management and led by William P. Foley II, in a $9 billion business combination with Paysafe
• Benefytt Technologies in its $625 million take-private by Madison Dearborn Partners
• KeyW Holding Corporation in its $815 million merger with Jacobs Engineering
• Willis Towers Watson in its $1.3 billion acquisition of TRANZACT
• Brookfield Asset Management in its $4.8 billion acquisition of a 61.2% stake in Oaktree Capital
• The Special Committee of Fidelity National Financial (FNF) in FNF’s $2.7 billion acquisition of FGL Holdings and FNF in a series of transactions that brought about the tax-free distribution of its interest in Black Knight Financial Services (n/k/a Black Knight) to owners of FNF Group, following which Black Knight became an independent, publicly traded company
• Discovery in its joint venture with Magnolia, the home and lifestyle brand led by Chip and Joanna Gaines, to form the Magnolia Network
• Gurnet Point Capital in its up to $504 million take-private of Corium International
• Engility Holdings in its $2.5 billion all-stock sale to Science Applications International
• Straight Path Communications in its $3.1 billion sale to Verizon
• American Securities in its $2.5 billion take-private acquisition of Air Methods and its acquisition of a controlling interest in Blue Bird
• Nortek in its $2.8 billion merger with Melrose Industries
• Progressive Waste Solutions in its $2.67 billion merger with Waste Connections
• Verizon in its $4.4 billion acquisition of AOL
• Kroger in its acquisition of Vitacost.com
• Opera Software in its acquisition of AdColony
• GE Aviation in its formation, together with Parker Aerospace, of Advanced Atomization Technologies; its sale of the assets of its electromechanical actuation division to TransDigm; and its China-based joint venture with Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) to develop and market a new generation of avionics systems for the civil aviation market
• A consortium led by Mubadala Development Company in its joint venture with Sony to acquire EMI Music Publishing for $2.2 billion
• Canadian pension funds participating in the Maple Group consortium, in Maple’s C$3.8 billion unsolicited bid for and subsequent acquisition of the Toronto Stock Exchange

Mr. Keenan has been named a “Dealmaker of the Year” by The American Lawyer for his lead role advising Home Depot in its $18.25 billion acquisition of SRS Distribution, cited as one of America’s Top Lawyers by Forbes and received The M&A Advisor’s Emerging Leaders Award. Additionally, Mr. Keenan has also been repeatedly recognized for his work in mergers and acquisitions by The Legal 500 US, IFLR1000 and Super Lawyers.

Mr. Keenan grew up in Wenham, Massachusetts. He received a B.A. from Colgate University in 2001 and a J.D. from Washington University School of Law in 2007.

Mr. Keenan joined Cravath as a partner in 2026.