Dan Cowan focuses his practice on representing private equity sponsors, strategic investors and asset managers in public and private mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, minority investments and other general corporate matters.

Experience

Representative Private Equity Transactions

  • Regularly represent TSG Consumer Partners in connection with majority acquisitions and minority investments, including ATI Restoration, Hempz, Joe Hudson’s Collision Center, Legacy.com, Mavis Discount Tire, Nuun, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Power Stop, Radiance Holdings, Revolve, Super Star Car Wash, Thrive Pet Healthcare, Wrench Group and Zoeva.
  • Represented GI Partners in its investment in Rectangle Health, a provider of healthcare financial technology and patient engagement solutions, in conjunction with existing investor TA Associates.
  • Represented GI Partners in its acquisition of Aras Corporation, a cloud software platform for digital industrial applications.
  • Represented Bain Capital in its $18 billion acquisition of Toshiba Memory Corporation from Toshiba Corporation, by way of a Bain Capital-led consortium including Apple, Seagate Technology, Kingston Technology, Hoya, Dell Technologies and SK hynix.
  • Represented Gauge Capital in its acquisition of 7 Mindsets Academy, a provider of social-emotional learning curriculum and professional development to K-12 schools.
  • Represented The Vistria Group in its acquisition of BioCare, a specialty pharmaceutical distribution partner that provides distribution, specialty pharmacy and logistics services.
  • Represented AVALT, a family office that makes direct private equity investments, in the purchase and subsequent sale of Ned Stevens, a leading provider of residential gutter cleaning and essential exterior home services.
  • Represented Gridiron Capital in its acquisition of Performance Health & Wellness, a producer of rehabilitation and wellness products, and Performance Health & Wellness in an add-on acquisition of a manufacturer of athletic training and sports medicine products.

Representative Investment Management Transactions

  • Represented TD Bank in the sale of Cowen Sustainable Investments, an ESG-focused private equity fund, to the portfolio managers.
  • Represented TD Bank in the sale of Cowen Healthcare Investments, a healthcare-focused private equity fund, to Blue Owl.
  • Represented UBS in the sale of its alternative investment platform to iCapital.
  • Represented Natixis Global Asset Management in connection with multiple acquisitions and dispositions of affiliated asset management companies.
  • Represented TRIA Capital Partners in connection with multiple minority structured investments in RIAs.
  • Represented Hamilton Lane in connection with the acquisition of 361 Capital and in connection with its subsequent sale of 361 Capital to Allspring Global Investments.
  • Represented Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (GMO) in connection with the acquisition of Usonian Investments LLC, a fundamental, long-term, value-oriented Japan equity manager.
  • Represented a hedge fund client in connection with raising two continuation funds for two of its portfolio investments.

Areas of Practice