Managing Associate

David A. Azcarraga

M&A
Private Equity
Global Finance

dazcarraga@sidley.com

Century City +1 310 595 9623

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DAVID AZCARRAGA advises a variety of private equity and strategic clients through the process of sales, acquisitions, mergers, add-ons and related transactions. He also advises financial institutions lending to borrowers in the media and entertainment space, including music license holders and a feature film and television production company.

David participated in Sidley’s Pro Bono Fellowship Program working for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) where he assisted with MALDEF’s successful litigation efforts related to the 2020 Census. He also participated in Sidley’s Summer Associate Program and Summer Mentorship Program. As a student at Harvard Law School, David earned the “Paul C. Weiler Scholars” Award and served as senior editor for the Harvard Business Law Review. During that time, he also externed for the Honorable Judge Fernando M. Olguin of the Central District Court of California in Los Angeles and served as a Business and Legal Affairs Intern at Viacom. Additionally, he participated in Harvard Business School’s HBX Credential of Readiness program where he studied business analytics, economics, and financial accounting.

Experience

David has assisted with the representation of:

ContextLogic (NASDAQ: WISH) in its US$173 million sale of the Wish.com Platform to Qoo10.
Siris Capital Group in its acquisition of BearCom, a North American solutions provider of wireless communications and security technologies, from Bertram Capital.
Learn CW Investment Corporation, a publicly traded SPAC, in its up to US$435 million business combination with Innventure LLC (pending).
Naturium in its US$355 million acquisition by e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.
ZMC in its acquisition of Resonate, a provider of A.I.-powered consumer data and intelligence.
FocalPoint Securities, LLC in its sale to B. Riley Financial (NASDAQ: RILY) for total consideration of up to US$175 million.
Vegamour, in connection with an US$80 million equity investment by General Atlantic.
JPMorgan as administrative agent and co-lead arranger for a US$825 million credit facility for Regency Entertainment.
Investment funds managed by an affiliate of ZMC in their acquisition of Simeio Solutions.
Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. in its acquisition of DigiCert in a joint partnership with TA Associates.
Drunk Elephant, a leading prestige skincare brand, in its US$845 million acquisition by Shiseido America Corporation.
Ivanti Software, Inc., a portfolio company of Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., in its strategic growth investment by TA Associates.
Ivanti Software, Inc., a portfolio company of Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., in its acquisition of Cherwell Software, a provider of IT service management and enterprise service management solutions.
Ivanti Software, Inc., a portfolio company of Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., in its acquisition of MobileIron Inc., a provider of mobile-centric unified endpoint management solutions.
symplr, a leading healthcare governance, risk and compliance software-as-a-service SaaS platform, backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., in its acquisition of ISG Group LLC.
Transworld Systems, Inc., in its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of NCC Business Services of America, Inc. and NCC Business Services, Inc.
Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. in its acquisition of Dude Solutions, a leading software-as-a-service provider of operations management solutions, from Warburg Pincus.
Web.com Group, Inc., a Siris Capital Group portfolio company, in its sale of Lighthouse 360 to Henry Schein One, LLC.

Member, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee

Credentials

Admissions & Certifications

California

Education

Harvard Law School, J.D., 2018
University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 2012 (with honors, Alpha Kappa Delta)