Daniel Yip

Associate Mergers & Acquisitions Private Equity

New York +1 212 390 4138

Practices

Overview

Daniel Yip is a corporate associate in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Daniel's practice is focused on mergers and acquisitions, as well as advising companies with respect to corporate governance, joint ventures and other general corporate matters.

Prior to joining Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Daniel was an associate at a leading Canadian law firm, where he maintained a practice that included mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and acquisitions and dispositions of commercial real estate and capital projects.

Allwyn Entertainment and KKCG Investment Group in the $9.3 billion NYSE Listing of Allwyn

Durational Capital Management on its acquisition of Casper Sleep Inc.

Wheels, Inc. in its combination with Donlen, LLC

Pathfinder Acquisition Corporation on its proposed $1.4 billion business combination with ServiceMax, Inc.

BBAM on Fly Leasing Limited’s $2.36 billion sale to Carlyle Aviation Partners

Starwood Capital Group on its acquisition of Extended Stay America in a joint venture with Blackstone for approximately $6 billion

Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corporation in its $2.9 billion business combination with DeepGreen Metals

Francisco Partners and Renaissance Learning in its acquisition of Nearpod

Stikeman Elliott LLP, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  • Associate, 2017–2020
  • Articled Student, 2016–2017
  • Summer Law Student, 2015

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Thought Leadership

Publications

Judicial Forecasting: When All Is Not As It Seems, 8 H. K. J. Legal. Stud. 169 (2014)

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • Not admitted to practice in New York
  • 2017, British Columbia, Canada

Education

  • University of TorontoJ.D.
    Senior Editor, University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review
  • University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolLL.M.with Distinction
    Associate Editor, University of Pennsylvania East Asia Law Review
  • University of British ColumbiaB.Sc., Chemistry & English Literature