Daniel W. Vaczy
Overview
Daniel W. Vaczy is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Daniel represents Firm clients in complex corporate and transactional matters including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, growth equity and minority investments, joint ventures, corporate reorganizations and general corporate matters relating to the portfolio companies of private equity clients.
Experience
Representative Matters
Recently, Dan has been involved in the following representations:
- 3i Group in its sale of Magnitude Software
- ABRY Partners in its acquisition of Screenvision Media
- ABRY Partners-backed Confie in its merger with Alliant Insurance Services
- ABRY Partners-backed KORE Wireless Group in its business combination with Cerberus Telecom Acquisition Corp
- Elementum Advisors in its sale of a minority stake to White Mountains Insurance Group
- Gemspring Capital in its acquisition of a majority interest in AMPAM Parks Mechanical, Inc.
- Gemspring Capital in its acquisition of Fenceworks, LLC
- General Catalyst in its strategic minority investment by Goldman Sachs Asset Management
- Genstar Capital in its acquisition and recapitalization of Daxko
- Genstar Capital in its acquisition of a majority stake in Vector Solutions, and Vector Solutions in multiple acquisitions
- Golub Capital in the sale of a passive, minority stake to Dyal Capital Partners, a division of Neuberger Berman
- GreyLion Capital in its spinout from Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management
- GreyLion Capital, in the establishment of Trifecta Collective and the related acquisitions of the North American Trailer Dealers Association and the International Mass Timber Conference
- Guidepost Growth Equity, as lead investor, in its Series C funding of dscout
- Harvest Partners, L.P. in its strategic minority investment by Goldman Sachs Asset Management
- Helios Holdings in its agreement to combine with Fairfax Africa Holdings Corp.
- H.I.G. Capital in its acquisition of the human resources consulting and benefits administration business of Conduent, Inc.
- KORE Wireless Group in its acquisition of the Internet of Things business of Twilio and subsequent strategic investment from Searchlight Capital
- PropTech Acquisition Corp. in its business combination with Porch.com
- Providence Equity Partners in its investment in TopGolf
- TZP Group in its acquisition of a substantial stake in Evergent Technologies
- Windjammer Capital in its acquisition of IPS Group
- Windjammer Capital in its acquisition of Radix Wire & Cable
- Windjammer Capital in its acquisition and sale of Hermetic Solutions Group, and related investments
- Windjammer Capital in its sale of Engineered Controls International
- Windjammer Capital in its sale Heritage Foodservice Group
Prior Experience
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2015Massachusetts
Education
- Boston University School of LawJ.D.magna cum laude2015
Executive Editor, Boston University Law Review
Edward F. Hennessey Distinguished Scholar
Paul J. Liacos Distinguished Scholar
Dean’s Award (Mergers & Acquisitions)
First-Year Legal Writings Program (Fellow)
- Williams CollegeB.A., Political Science & History2012
National Football Foundation Academic Honor Society
NESCAC All-Academic Honoree
News &
Insights
- Press Release Kirkland Represents Gemspring Capital on Acquisition of Goodyear Chemical
- Press Release Kirkland Advises Abry Partners and Innovisk on Sale to Ryan Specialty
- Press Release Kirkland Advises Great Hill Partners and Paytronix on Sale to The Access Group
- Press Release Kirkland Counsels Abry Partners on $1.6 Billion GP-led Credit Transaction
- Press Release Kirkland Guides GreyLion-Backed TickPick on Investment from Brighton Park