Daniel Breslin is the Chair of the Chicago Corporate Department.

He advises private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, asset managers, and clients on mergers and acquisitions and other significant corporate transactions, both in the US and cross-border, including:

  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Minority investments
  • Joint ventures
  • Corporate reorganizations and restructurings
  • Corporate governance

Daniel delivers solution-oriented counsel to private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, and strategic clients. Combining experience in a wide variety of M&A and general corporate matters, he develops business-focused strategies for clients’ most critical transactions.

He is a member of Latham’s Ethics Committee.

Daniel’s experience includes advising:

Private Equity M&A

  • Onex Corporation and Onex Partners in its:
    • Acquisitions of Convex Group, Newport Academy, Fidelity Business Services Group, Resource Environmental Solutions, and Accredited
    • Investments in PriceLabs, Imagine Learning, Analytic Partners, and Unanet
    • Acquisition of Clarivate Analytics and subsequent de-SPAC transaction
    • Merger of equals of SMG with AEG Facilities to create ASM Global and subsequent sale of ASM Global to Legends
    • 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
  • New Enterprise Associates in its Series B Convertible Preferred Stock investment in NeueHealth (formerly Bright Health Group) and subsequent take-private of NeueHealth

Asset Management M&A

  • Ares in its acquisition of GCP International
  • Onex in its investment into and subsequent sale of a majority interest in Falcon Investment Advisors
  • Bastion Asset Management in its sale to Mesirow Capital
  • Patria in its acquisition of WP Global Partners

Strategic M&A

  • Allison Transmission in its acquisition of the Off-Highway Drive & Motions Systems business of Dana Incorporated
  • Nemetschek Group in its acquisition of HCSS
  • 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 and subsequent sale of Tegus to AlphaSense

Bar Qualification

  • Illinois

Education

  • JD, Columbia Law School, 2012
    Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, James Kent Scholar
  • BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2008
    Dean's List, Distinctive Scholastic Achievement