DANIEL BURKHART is a senior managing associate in Sidley’s Dallas office and a member of the Global Finance practice. He 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
Experience
- Representative Matters
- Memberships and Activities
A sampling of Daniel’s representations include:
- Representation of specialty insurance company in a secured credit facility in connection with UP-C SPAC transaction.
- Representation of private capital investor in a senior secured convertible note purchase and preferred equity investment transaction with a commercial software company.
- Representation of left lead arranger in a secured credit facility in connection with the asset acquisition of the blow molding technologies division of a publicly traded injection and extrusion molding company.
- Representation of left lead arranger 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.
- Representation of left lead arranger in a secured credit facility for a publicly traded hotel, theater and entertainment company.
- Representation of left lead arranger in an unsecured credit facility for a publicly traded food and beverage company.
- Representation of left lead arranger in an unsecured credit facility for a publicly traded national trucking company.
- Representation of left lead arranger in an unsecured credit facility for a leading manufacturer of outdoor power equipment.
- Representation of multiple private equity sponsors in connection with their acquisition financing facilities.
- Representation of multiple private equity sponsors in connection with their subscription credit 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