Daniel Wayte > Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP Offices
107 CHEAPSIDE
LONDON
EC2V 6DN
England
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Daniel Wayte
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
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.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Employment > Employers