Dan Guerin is a corporate partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. His practice focuses on complex business transactions, including structuring and negotiating strategic and leveraged acquisitions and divestitures, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and growth equity investments, equity and debt financings, recapitalizations and restructurings, executive compensation and incentive equity matters, and general corporate counseling and compliance. Dan has represented public companies, private companies and private equity and venture capital firms in transactions ranging in size from several million dollars to several billion dollars.
Experience
Representative Matters
Dan’s principal clients include GTCR, Audax, Linden Capital Partners, Bain Capital, Berkshire Partners, Aterian Investment Partners, Resilience Capital Partners and others. He has also served as lead counsel in the representation of numerous portfolio companies of private equity funds.
Prior Experience
PILI Fellow, Business Law Center Clinic, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 2010
Summer Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 2009
Legal Intern, Reyes Holdings, L.L.C., 2008
Consultant, Accenture, 2004–2007
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Memberships & Affiliations
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Foundation, Board of Directors
Teach For America Chicago-Northwest Indiana, Leadership Circle
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2010Illinois
Education
Northwestern Pritzker School of LawJ.D.cum laude2010
Northwestern University Kellogg School of ManagementM.B.A., Finance2010
University of Notre DameB.S., Chemical Engineeringcum laude2004