Daniel Wayte > Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP
107 CHEAPSIDE
LONDON
EC2V 6DN
England
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Work Department

M&A and Private Equity

Position

Partner

Career

Dan advises companies and funds on M&A (public and private) and private equity investments, including growth equity, structured equity and complex joint ventures, particularly in the technology, financial services and energy and infrastructure sectors.

He is recommended by Legal 500 2021 and described as “[thinking] through highly complex structure and documentation issues without losing sight of the commercial objectives” and “an insightful negotiator” (Legal 500, Upper Mid-Market M&A, 2018 and 2017).

Prior to Orrick, Dan worked in the corporate teams at Milbank and Slaughter and May.

Languages

English

Education

University of Bristol, LL.B.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m

Working with several leading companies and investors and widely lauded for its experience in cross-border technology M&A transactions across the UK, Europe and the US, the highly praised team of lawyers at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP is ‘incredibly knowledgeable, diligent and personable’ and always willing to ‘go the extra mile.’  The ‘outstanding’ Shawn Atkinson leads the team. Noted as ‘second to none’ and for her ‘attitude, demeanour and pragmatism,’ Katie Cotton – a specialist in the technology, energy and infrastructure sectors – regularly assists corporates and investors on an array of transactions. The ‘excellent’ James Connor regularly handles public company takeovers and private M&A, while Daniel Wayte has a breadth of experience in private equity transactions as well as M&A, joint ventures and corporate governance work. Other key lawyers include Katrina Walsingham and Charles Sheldon.