Represents private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies.
Advises public and private companies on M&A and other complex corporate transactions.

Daniel Tavakoli represents private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in transactions, including follow-on acquisitions, dispositions and corporate governance matters. He focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) of both public and private companies and other complex corporate transactions, including leveraged buyouts, cross-border transactions, carve-out transactions, private equity investments, co-investments, joint ventures and divestitures.

Daniel also has experience advising public companies and their boards of directors in connection with governance, securities and strategic matters, including takeover preparedness and shareholder engagement.

Representative Work

Retail and Consumer Products

Mubadala Capital on:
- its acquisition of AOG, LLC d/b/a TruFood Manufacturing (“TruFood”) from funds affiliated with AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC.
- its acquisitions of Mercer Foods and Thrive Foods.*
- its acquisition of K-MAC Enterprises from Lee Equity Partners Opportunities Fund.*

Paine Schwartz Partners, a private equity fund focused on sustainable food chain investments, in its investment in Sterilex, a leading developer of innovative food safety antimicrobial products.*
Goldman Sachs & Co. in its acquisition of Restaurant Technologies, Inc. from Aurora Management Partners.*
Blackstone Group as majority stockholder of Invitation Homes in its $11 billion merger with Starwood Waypoint Homes.*
Parts Town (a portfolio company of Berkshire Partners) in its acquisition of Heritage Foodservice Group.*
Giant Eagle, Inc. in its acquisition of Ricker Oil Company, Inc.*
Catterton in its $925 million take private of Steiner Leisure Limited.*
Vestar Capital Partners in its acquisition of Mobile Technologies, Inc.*
Vitamin Shoppe in its sale of its Nutriforce business.*

Transportation, Infrastructure and Manufacturing

Mill Rock Capital, a middle market private equity fund, in its acquisition of DRT Holdings, a manufacturer and supplier of precision tools and specialized components.*
Brisa Auto-Estradas de Portugal in its sale of Northwest Parkway LLC to an international consortium of infrastructure investors (named North American M&A Deal of the Year by IJ Global).*
AIP/Aerospace Holdings LLC, a portfolio company of American Industrial Partners, its sale of Composites Horizons LLC to Precision Castparts Corp.*
Tronox Limited in its $1.64 billion acquisition of FMC Corporation’s Alkali Chemicals business.*
Berkshire Partners in, together with Warburg Pincus, a recapitalization of Consolidated Precision Products Corp.*

Health Care

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company in its sale of its manufacturing facility in Swords, Ireland, to SK Biotek Co., Ltd.*
Given Imaging Ltd. of Israel in its $1 billion sale to Covidien plc.*
ABRY Partners in its acquisition of Aegis Toxicology Sciences Corporation, a full-service provider of forensic toxicology and health care sciences laboratories, from Metalmark Capital.*
21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc., the largest global provider of integrated cancer care services, in connection with its emergence from Chapter 11 restructuring.*

Technology, Media and Telecom

Berkshire Partners in its acquisition of Teraco Data Environments (Pty) Ltd.*
GlobalLogic and Apax Partners LLP in the sale of a significant minority interest to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.*
Charter Communications its formation of a 50/50 mobile operating platform partnership with Comcast.*
ABRY Partners in its $2.25 billion sale of RCN Telecom Services, LLC and Grande Communications Networks, LLC.*

*Matters handled prior to joining Akin.

Paine Schwartz Partners, a private equity fund focused on sustainable food chain investments, in its investment in Sterilex, a leading developer of innovative food safety antimicrobial products.*
Goldman Sachs & Co. in its acquisition of Restaurant Technologies, Inc. from Aurora Management Partners.*
Blackstone Group as majority stockholder of Invitation Homes in its $11 billion merger with Starwood Waypoint Homes.*
Parts Town (a portfolio company of Berkshire Partners) in its acquisition of Heritage Foodservice Group.*
Giant Eagle, Inc. in its acquisition of Ricker Oil Company, Inc.*
Catterton in its $925 million take private of Steiner Leisure Limited.*
Vestar Capital Partners in its acquisition of Mobile Technologies, Inc.*
Vitamin Shoppe in its sale of its Nutriforce business.*

Transportation, Infrastructure and Manufacturing

Mill Rock Capital, a middle market private equity fund, in its acquisition of DRT Holdings, a manufacturer and supplier of precision tools and specialized components.*
Brisa Auto-Estradas de Portugal in its sale of Northwest Parkway LLC to an international consortium of infrastructure investors (named North American M&A Deal of the Year by IJ Global).*
AIP/Aerospace Holdings LLC, a portfolio company of American Industrial Partners, its sale of Composites Horizons LLC to Precision Castparts Corp.*
Tronox Limited in its $1.64 billion acquisition of FMC Corporation’s Alkali Chemicals business.*
Berkshire Partners in, together with Warburg Pincus, a recapitalization of Consolidated Precision Products Corp.*

Health Care

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company in its sale of its manufacturing facility in Swords, Ireland, to SK Biotek Co., Ltd.*
Given Imaging Ltd. of Israel in its $1 billion sale to Covidien plc.*
ABRY Partners in its acquisition of Aegis Toxicology Sciences Corporation, a full-service provider of forensic toxicology and health care sciences laboratories, from Metalmark Capital.*
21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc., the largest global provider of integrated cancer care services, in connection with its emergence from Chapter 11 restructuring.*

Technology, Media and Telecom

Berkshire Partners in its acquisition of Teraco Data Environments (Pty) Ltd.*
GlobalLogic and Apax Partners LLP in the sale of a significant minority interest to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.*
Charter Communications its formation of a 50/50 mobile operating platform partnership with Comcast.*
ABRY Partners in its $2.25 billion sale of RCN Telecom Services, LLC and Grande Communications Networks, LLC.*

*Matters handled prior to joining Akin.

Languages
Hebrew
Spanish
Farsi

Education
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, cum laude, 2013
M.B.A., University of Rochester, with honors, 2010
B.B.A., Queens College, City University of New York, summa cum laude, 2008

Bar Admissions
New York

Recognitions

Private Equity International “40 Under 40: Future Leaders of Private Equity, class of 2022.”
New York State Bar Association Empire State Counsel Award (2014, 2015).

Affiliations and Public Service