David S. Denious is a partner in the firm's Corporate & Securities Practice Group. He advises clients on leveraged acquisitions and dispositions and corporate finance transactions.
Dave has represented a wide variety of private equity sponsors on leveraged buyout, "going private," recapitalization, and other control transactions and the debt and equity financing relating to such transactions. He also has extensive experience representing both investors and issuers in growth capital, venture capital, PIPE and other equity investments, especially with software, internet, energy, and other technology and business services companies. Dave has counseled numerous strategic clients on public and private merger and acquisition, corporate finance, and joint venture transactions, particularly in the areas of health care and pharmaceutical services.
Dave has been recognized as a leading lawyer by legal directories such as Chambers USA and The Legal 500 (U.S.).
Significant Representations
· Covance Inc. in its $1.6 billion strategic alliance with Eli Lilly and Company and its $2 billion strategic alliance with Sanofi-Aventis
· Milestone Partners and its portfolio companies in a large number of acquisition, recapitalization and other transactions, including the acquisitions of Image API, Pancon Corporation, Machine Laboratory, Avure Technologies, Dydacomp Development, United Road Towing, and Good Health Natural Foods
· V&S Vin & Spirit AB, the maker of Absolut Vodka, in its €5.6 billion sale to Pernod Ricard
· Versa Capital in its acquisition of Bob's Stores from The TJX Companies, Inc.
· Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. and its portfolio companies in close to $1 billion of leveraged acquisition and disposition transactions, including the leveraged buyouts of Marshall Retail Group, Sheridan Group, California Pizza Kitchen, Restaurant Associates, Il Fornaio Restaurants, Charlie Brown's Steakhouse and Acapulco Restaurants
· Stripes Group in acquisitions of Voyetra Turtle Beach and Sandata Software
· Guardian Capital Partners in its acquisition of Rio Brands
· The investor group constituting the stalking horse bidder in the 2010 Philadelphia Newspapers bankruptcy sale
· Fillmore Capital Partners in its $2.2 billion acquisition of Beverly Enterprises, Inc.
· Apax Partners in the acquisition and subsequent sale of Princeton Softech, a licensor of database archiving software, to IBM. Also represented Apax Partners in its recapitalization with Thoma Cressey of Web Clients, Inc.
· Campbell Soup Company in its $1.2 billion spin-off of Vlasic Foods
· Interline Brands in numerous acquisitions of MRO product distribution companies
· Crown Holdings, Inc. in its $5.6 billion acquisition of Carnaud Metalbox
In General. Dave has authored numerous articles and publications, including most recently "The Importance of Being Earned" (The Deal, 2010), "Tripwire" (The Deal, 2004) and "Signing Up The Managers in a Going Private Deal" (Mergers & Acquisitions, 2003).
Professional & Civic Association
· Member, American Bar Association, Venture Capital and Private Equity Committee