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