Daniel W. McDonough

Dan advises clients across industries on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance matters, complex commercial contracting, and general corporate advisory matters. He also advises sponsors of private equity funds and strategic buyers in buyouts, co-investments, recapitalizations, mergers, and asset and stock acquisitions.

Dan has substantial experience representing clients in drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements and counsels companies on financing, outsourcing, capitalization, buy-sell, governance, fiduciary duty, and other shareholder relations matters. He represents domestic and foreign companies in transactions in the United States and overseas, and has experience in corporate matters in a wide range of industries, with extensive experience in the retail, food ingredient, manufacturing, and software industries.

Private Equity-Related Matters

• Represented a private equity fund in its acquisition of a supplier of various services to refineries and other energy companies, and represented that supplier in multiple acquisitions of stock and assets of competitors and associated service providers.
• Represented a private equity fund in its sale of a global provider of electronic components to a publicly traded technology company.
• Represented a private equity fund in its equity financing arrangements in a private equity club acquisition of the nation’s largest pediatric-focused dental management services organization.
• Represented a private equity fund in its minority investment in an educational services provider.
• Represented a private equity fund in its acquisition of domestic and international market research service providers, follow-on equity and debt financings, commercial contracts, and corporate governance matters.

Strategic and Commercial Transactions

• Represented a leading European alcoholic beverage producer in drafting its U.S. distribution contracts.
• Represented a manufacturer of nutrient-enhanced water beverage products in equity financings, general corporate matters, labor matters, and the negotiation of commercial arrangements.
• Represented leading protein producers and processors in general corporate matters, carve-out transactions, and core commercial arrangements.
• Represented the acquiror of multiple fine dining restaurant chains in equity investment matters, board governance issues, commercial agreements, and general corporate matters.
• Represented a limited assortment supermarket and distribution brand in the divestiture of retail operations and the negotiation of its commercial arrangements.
• Represented a fine dining restaurant brand in international licensing arrangements.
• Represented the leading provider of food ingredients and flavor systems for the industrial food trade in the sale of the business to a private equity fund.
• Represented a leading grower of specialty produce in its acquisition of the assets of a privately held competitor.
• Represented a consumer packaged goods company in the carve-out divestiture of its branded and private label seafood businesses to a foreign consumer packaged goods company.
• Represented a leading SAAS provider in the leisure industry in multiple acquisitions, equity financings, debt financings, and commercial contracting arrangements.
• Represented a leading manufacturer in the transportation industry in its acquisition of stock and assets of several products and associated technologies.