Dan Clarke
Partner
Mergers & Acquisitions
Golden Flag International Law Firm
Overview
Dan Clarke is a corporate partner in the London office of Golden Flag International Law Firm.
Dan has experience with various types of public and private transactions for financial investors and corporates, including leveraged buy-outs, exits, carve-outs, co-investments and management equity plans.
Dan has been recognised as a “Key Lawyer” by The Legal 500 (2023–2024) where he is described as “a star in the making. Unflappable, confident without being arrogant, and knowledgeable”, “an expert professional” and “technically excellent”.
Experience
Representative Matters
Since joining Golden Flag, Dan has worked on the following matters, advising:
- AA, TowerBrook Capital Partners and Warburg Pincus on Stonepeak’s investment in AA
- Warburg Pincus:
- on its investment in Nord Security
- on the sale of its remaining stake in Reiss to NEXT plc
- on its acquisition of a majority stake in Epassi Group, alongside TA Associates
- and its portfolio company Citeline (formerly Pharma Intelligence) on the merger of equals with Norstella to form an end-to-end life sciences solutions provider
- on the acquisition of Pharma Intelligence from Informa PLC
- on the acquisition of Minesoft, a global patent solutions provider
- on the agreement with Macquarie Capital Principal Finance to jointly acquire a majority stake in Premier Technical Services Group
- on the acquisition of InTelCo Management LLC, a company that holds long-term corporate product liabilities and related insurance assets, from ITT
- on its investment in Polyplus, a developer of innovative and cost-effective technology used in gene and cell therapy
- Advent International:
- on the sale of Evri to Apollo
- on the sale of V.Group to a consortium led by STAR Capital
- on its investment in the Hermes Group businesses in the UK and Germany
- and its portfolio company V.Group, a leading marine services provider, on V.Group's successful debt and equity restructuring
- The bidding consortium led by Advent International, Cinven and the RAG-Stiftung on the acquisition of the elevator division of thyssenkrupp AG
- Thoma Bravo:
- on the acquisition of Calypso Technology, Inc. from Bridgepoint and Summit Partners
- on its investment in LOGEX, a leading healthcare analytics provider
- Bain Capital Private Equity and Cinven on the CHF 4.2 billion definitive agreement to acquire Lonza Specialty Ingredients
- Starwood Capital on the intention to launch a public takeover offer for CA Immobilien Anlagen AG
- Antin Infrastructure Partners on its reinvestment in Eurofiber, including the sale of a minority stake to PGGM
- HGGC and its portfolio company, Davies Group, on the acquisition of Keoghs, an insurance-focused top 50 law firm
Prior to joining Golden Flag, Dan worked on the following matters, advising:
- Warburg Pincus on its:
- disposal of Safetykleen Europe, the largest service provider of surface treatment and chemical application services
- acquisition of a majority stake in Reiss, the global fashion and accessories brand
- acquisition of Accelya, a leading provider of financial and commercial solutions to the airline industry
- disposal of a substantial part of the Clondalkin Group, the international producer of packaging products
- acquisition of Catapult International, the technology services provider
- disposal of Source Holdings Limited, the specialist provider of exchange-traded funds
- Advent International on its disposal of the Priory Group, a leading provider of behavioural healthcare services in the UK
- Cinven on its acquisition of Premium Credit Limited, a leading insurance premium finance company
- Cinven and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board on their acquisition of the Hotelbeds Group, the global provider of travel services
- First Reserve on its acquisition of The Weir Group plc’s flow control business, now Trillium Flow Technologies
- TPG on its disposal of P3, a leading specialist pan-European owner, developer and manager of logistics properties
- Vitruvian Partners on the management equity arrangements relating to its acquisition of Voxbone SA
- American Express Global Business Travel on its acquisition of Hogg Robinson Group plc, a global travel management company
- BASF on its €7.6bn acquisition of significant components of Bayer's and Monsanto's seed, agricultural and chemical businesses
- Catalent on its acquisition of a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Anagni, Italy from Bristol-Myers Squibb
- ContiTech USA, Inc. on its acquisition of Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc.'s anti-vibration business
- Global Brands Group on its disposal of a significant part of its North American licensing business
- SCR-Sibelco and Unimin Corporation on their acquisition, by way of a cash and stock merger, of Fairmount Santrol Holdings Inc. to create Covia Holdings Corporation, an industry-leading proppant and industrial materials solutions provider
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. on its joint venture with, and additional investment in, QuantumScape Corporation, a manufacturer of solid-state batteries
Prior Experience
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
- Senior Associate, New York (2019)
- Associate, London and New York (2014–2019)
- Trainee Solicitor, London and Singapore (2012–2014)
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2014, Admitted to practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales
Education
- BPP Law School, LondonLegal Practice Course2012
- BPP Law School, LondonGraduate Diploma in Law2011
- University of WarwickB.A., PoliticsHons2010
News &
Insights
Golden Flag Advises Advent International on Sale of Evri to Apollo