Biography
Daniel Lewis is an attorney in the Corporate & Securities practice of Jackson Walker’s Dallas office. His transactional practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, credit facilities, and investment funds.
Prior to Jackson Walker, Daniel practiced at a prominent international law firm. He has also served as a judicial law clerk for Judge Don Willett of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and as a summer clerk for the Office of the Governor.
Education
B.A., Baylor University
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Studied abroad at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China
J.D., The University of Chicago Law School
- Texas Law Society
- Ruth Wyatt Rosenson Scholarship Recipient
Bar Admissions
Texas
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Handles asset and stock purchases for private institutions at due diligence and deal closure stages
- Assists with managing virtual data rooms, conducting due diligence reports, and drafting primary and ancillary materials during closing process
- Drafts non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements related to potential acquisitions
Credit Facilities
- Advises lenders and borrowers in establishing and refinancing bilateral and syndicated credit facilities
- Drafts primary and ancillary documents for acquisition financings, restructuring financings, debtor-in-possession (DIP) loans, revolving exit facilities, and amendments to credit agreements
Investment Funds
- Handles formation, marketing, fundraising, and AIV formation of funds up to $22 billion in size
- Assists with subscription and onboarding process
- Drafts and negotiates side letters
- “Critical Distinctions Between Texas and Delaware LLC Law,” CSC CLE Webinar (July 2022)
February 8, 2022
Client ResultsJackson Walker Advises Innovative Risk Management in Acquisition by Boston Specialty Insurance Broker
Boston-based specialty insurance broker One80 Intermediaries has announced the acquisition of Jackson Walker client Innovative Risk Management (IRM) and its underwriting affiliate Programs Plus.
Mergers and Acquisitions
- Private-equity-backed trailer rentals, leases, and sales company in strategic acquisition
- Sale of family-owned property tax and valuation services company
- Acquisition by private-equity-backed durable medical equipment company of substantially all assets of competitor
- Represented Auto Parts Plus in bankruptcy sale of substantially all assets to approximately one dozen different purchasers
- Represented private-equity-backed wood manufacturing and processing company in strategic acquisition
- Represented private-equity-backed healthcare company in merger with institutional purchaser
- Represented private-equity-backed healthcare company in carve-out of Houston area hospitals to strategic purchaser
- Represented real estate investment fund in acquisition of 100% equity interests in five multi-family properties across United States
- Sale of family-owned insurance company to institutional purchaser
- Represented family office in purchase of breast pump manufacturer
- Represented institutional purchaser in acquisition of skilled nursing home and associated real estate
- Represented prominent real estate brokerage company in formation of joint venture to acquire local brokerage
- Represented family office in acquisition of distressed fast food chain
Energy and Infrastructure Transactions
- Represented power generation company in acquisition of natural gas pipeline system serving power generation plant
- Family office in connection with investment in joint ventures to acquire and convert portfolio of commercial passenger twin engine jet airliners
- Represented large-cap energy company in acquisition of Central Texas pipeline and related easements and rights-of-way
- Sale of family-owned heavy machinery company to institutional investor
Finance, Credit and Banking Transactions
- Represented administrative agent in syndicated credit facility to landscape and mulch company of approximately $40 million
- Represented administrative agent in syndicated asset based facility for $150 million
- Represented administrative agent in syndicated reserve based facility for $85 million
- Represented bank in workout of approximately $5 million promissory note
Venture Capital Financings
- Represented investor in connection with Series A investment in healthcare software company
- Represented investor in Series Seed investment in foreign healthcare technology company
- Family office in early stage investment in healthcare technology and services company