Daniel Weissman
Associate
New York
daniel.weissman@lw.com
+1.212.906.1356
PRACTICES
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity
- Public Company Representation
INDUSTRIES
- Entertainment, Sports & Media
- Hospitality, Gaming & Leisure
- Technology
EDUCATION
- JD, Duke University School of Law, 2018
cum laude - BA (Hons), University of Michigan, 2015
with distinction
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
PROFILE
Daniel Weissman is a corporate associate in the New York office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice.
Daniel advises public and private companies, private equity funds, and strategic investors on a wide range of transactions in a broad cross-section of industries, including media and entertainment, sports, technology, retail and consumer, industrial, healthcare, and hospitality.
Daniel’s practice includes advising on:
- Public and private M&A transactions
- Leveraged buy-outs
- Co-investments
- Joint ventures
- Carve-outs
- Restructuring transactions
- General corporate matters, including corporate governance
EXPERIENCE
Daniel’s experience includes advising:
- Endeavor in a variety of transactions, including its:
- Pending US$13 billion sale to Silver Lake
- Pending US$3.25 billion sale of Professional Bull Riders, IMG, and On Location to TKO
- Pending sale of OpenBet and IMG ARENA
- US$21 billion merger of UFC and WWE
- US$1.25 billion sale of IMG Academy
- Acquisition of a majority stake in Barrett-Jackson
- US$800 million acquisition of OpenBet from Light & Wonder
- US$775 million sale of Endeavor Content to CJ ENM
- Acquisition of multiple MLB Professional Development League Clubs and the creation of Diamond Baseball Holdings
- Initial public offering
- Combination of its IMG College business with Learfield Communications*
- TKO in a variety of transactions
- UFC in a variety of transactions, including Campari Group’s initial minority investment in Howler Head Bourbon, the official flavored whiskey partner of UFC
- Silver Lake in a variety of transactions, including its:
- US$12.5 billion acquisition of Qualtrics
- Acquisition of TEG, an Australia-based live entertainment and ticketing company
- Apollo in a number of transactions, including its:
- US$3.6 billion pending acquisition of Barnes Group Inc.
- Acquisition of the Cox Media Group’s broadcast television group, newspaper, and radio station portfolios*
- KKR in a variety of transactions, including its:
- Joint venture with BMG to acquire music rights
- Acquisition of a majority stake in Ryan Tedder and OneRepublic’s music catalog
- Marubeni Growth Capital US in its acquisition of RG Barry Brands
- Astorg Asset Management in a number of transactions, including its acquisition of Acsel Health
- Hyundai Motor Group in its acquisition of an 80% interest in Boston Dynamics from SoftBank in a transaction valuing Boston Dynamics at US$1.1 billion
- Virgin Galactic in its US$1.5 billion merger with Social Capital Hedosophia
- Virgin Orbit in its US$3.2 billion merger with NextGen Acquisition Corp. II
- Owlet in its US$1.4 billion merger with Sandbridge Acquisition Corporation
- GCM Grosvenor (NASDAQ: GCMG) in its US$2 billion merger with CF Finance Acquisition Corp.
- Boat Rocker Media, a global entertainment company, in its investment in talent management and production company Untitled Entertainment*
- General Electric in the sale of its BioPharma business to Danaher for US$21.4 billion*
*Matter handled prior to joining Latham