DANIEL BURKHART focuses his practice on asset-based and cash flow lending, borrower representations, syndicated and leveraged finance, and workouts and restructurings. He regularly represents public and private company borrowers, private equity sponsors, direct lenders, and lead arrangers. Prior to becoming an attorney, he worked for a national accounting firm and a tier-one automotive supplier.
Senior Managing Associate
Daniel F. Burkhart
- Global Finance
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- Representative Matters
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A sampling of Daniel’s representations include:
- Publicly traded specialty insurance company in a secured credit facility in connection with Up-C SPAC transaction.
- Publicly traded e-commerce household and personal care products retailer in the refinancing and upsize of its revolving credit and term loan facilities.
- Publicly traded marketer, developer, and manufacturer of fitness equipment brands in the refinancing and upsize of its term loan facility and restructuring of its revolving credit facility.
- Private capital investor in a senior secured convertible note purchase and preferred equity investment transaction with a commercial software company that provides integration platform as a service tools.
- Private capital investor in a senior secured convertible note purchase and preferred equity investment transaction with a nanotechnology company that develops and manufactures quantum dot materials for display products.
- Arranger and administrative agent in a secured credit facility in connection with the asset acquisition of the branded frozen pasta division of a publicly traded food and beverage processing company.
- Arranger and administrative agent in revolving credit and term loan facilities for a publicly traded hotel, theater, and entertainment company.
- Arranger and administrative agent in an unsecured credit facility for a publicly traded food and beverage company.
- Arranger and administrative agent in an unsecured credit facility for a publicly traded national trucking and logistics company.
- Arranger and administrative agent in an unsecured credit facility for a leading manufacturer of outdoor power equipment.
- Multiple private equity sponsors in connection with leveraged buyout facilities.
- Multiple private equity sponsors in connection with subscription line of credit and NAV facilities.
*Certain of the above matters were handled prior to joining Sidley.
- Programs Committee Member, Association of Corporate Growth – Dallas-Fort Worth (2022 – Present)
- Director, Turnaround Management Association – NextGen Detroit (2020 – 2022)
- Finance Committee Member, Wellness Network, Inc. (2019 – 2022)
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- Michigan
- Texas
Education
- University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, J.D., 2015
- John Carroll University, B.S., 2010