Daniel Tavakoli
Partner
Areas of Focus
- Private Equity Transactions
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- AgTech & FoodTech
- Sovereign and Government Investors
- Corporate Governance
- Energy & Infrastructure
- Corporate & Finance
- Family Office & Private Wealth
- Telecom, Media & Technology
- Private Capital
- Private Equity
- Represents private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies.
- Advises public and private companies on M&A and other complex corporate transactions.
Daniel represents private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in transactions, including follow-on acquisitions, dispositions and corporate governance matters. He focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) of both public and private companies and other complex corporate transactions, including leveraged buyouts, cross-border transactions, carve-out transactions, private equity investments, co-investments, joint ventures and divestitures.
Daniel also has experience advising public companies and their boards of directors in connection with governance, securities and strategic matters, including takeover preparedness and shareholder engagement.
Daniel represents clients across asset classes and industries, including financial services, agtech & foodtech, retail & consumer products, transportation, infrastructure & manufacturing, health care & life sciences, telecom, media & technology (TMT) and real estate.
Retail & Consumer Products
- Represented Mubadala Capital:
- And its portfolio company TruFood Manufacturing, in a combination with Bar Bakers LLC, a leading contract manufacturer of branded nutrition and protein bars, baked bars and cookies and wafer bars. TruFood is a leading U.S. contract manufacturer specializing in better-for-you nutrition bars, chocolate and baked granola.
- And its portfolio company Thrive Freeze Dry, a leading manufacturer of freeze-dried products, in its agreement to acquire (1) Paradiesfrucht GmbH, a global freeze dryer of fruits, fruit preparations, yogurts, drops, powders and granulates, (2) Canature, a producer of freeze-dried pet food and treats and (3) Groneweg Group, otherwise known as Freeze-Dry Foods, a global manufacturer and supplier of freeze and air-dried ingredients.
- On its acquisition of AOG LLC d/b/a TruFood Manufacturing from funds affiliated with AUA Private Equity Partners LLC.
- On its acquisitions of Mercer Foods and Thrive Foods.
- On its acquisition of K-MAC Enterprises from Lee Equity Partners Opportunities Fund.
LanguagesHebrew
Spanish
Farsi
Hebrew
Spanish
Farsi
EducationJ.D., Georgetown University Law Center, cum laude, 2013
M.B.A., University of Rochester, with honors, 2010
B.B.A., Queens College, City University of New York, summa cum laude, 2008
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, cum laude, 2013
M.B.A., University of Rochester, with honors, 2010
B.B.A., Queens College, City University of New York, summa cum laude, 2008
Bar AdmissionsNew York
New York
- Private Equity International, 40 Under 40: Future Leaders of Private Equity, 2022.
- New York State Bar Association, Empire State Counsel Award, 2014, 2015.
- Super Lawyers, New York Metro, Rising Star, 2023, 2024.
- Member, AIPAC National Council
- Board Member, HIAS
- President, Queens College Hillel
- Legal Intern, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Trading and Markets