Daniel R. Breslin

Private Equity M&A

Mr. Breslin regularly advises major private equity firms on significant transactions across industries, including:

• Onex Corporation and Onex Partners in its:
  • Acquisitions of Newport Academy, Fidelity Business Services Group and Resource Environmental Solutions
  • Investments in Imagine Learning, Analytic Partners and Unanet
  • Acquisition of Clarivate Analytics and subsequent de-SPAC transaction
  • Merger of equals of SMG with AEG Facilities 
  • PIPE investment in Emerald Holdings 
• The Carlyle Group in its:
  • Acquisition of Acosta Sales & Marketing
  • Acquisition of Workforce LogIQ and subsequent sale to PRO Unlimited
• GTCR in its:
  • Acquisition of Cole-Parmer
  • Acquisition of Correctional Healthcare Companies
• BDT Capital in its:
  • Acquisition of Truck-Lite with Koch Equity Development
  • Sale of Lakeshore Beverage
  • Acquisition of Lew’s Fishing

Strategic M&A

Mr. Breslin’s strategic M&A experience includes advising: 

• The Special Committee of the Board of Dell Technologies in the US$21 billion exchange by Dell Technologies of Class V Common Stock into Class C Common Stock with a cash election option
• Bass Pro Shops in its acquisition of Cabela's Incorporated and related preferred equity financing
• Johnson Electric in its acquisition of Stackpole International
• Sirona Dental in its merger of equals with DENTSPLY International 
• Globe Specialty Metals in its merger of equals with Grupo FerroAtlantica
• Hyatt Hotels Corporation in its sale of the Hyatt Residential Group
• LifeStorage LP in its sale to Sovran Self Storage
• Illinois Tool Works in its acquisition of the Engineered Fasteners and Components business of ZF TRW
• Lindblad Expeditions in its preferred equity financing
• Nesco Holdings in its acquisition of Custom Truck One Source and related equity financing
• Tegus in its acquisition of Canalyst

SPACs

Mr. Breslin has significant experience executing SPAC transactions, including:

• Clarivate Analytics, Virgin Galactic and GCM Grosvenor in their de-SPAC transactions
• Capitol Investment Corp. IV in its investment in Nesco Holdings
• Capitol Investment Corp. V in its investment in Doma Holdings