Biography: Mergers and Acquisitions

Daniel H Aronson is a partner of the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman. With over 25 years of experience in complex corporate, securities and transactional matters, Mr Aronson focuses his practice on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital transactions, public and private securities offerings, other sophisticated finance and capital markets transactions and counselling public, private and non-profit entities on strategic business, finance, governance, restructuring and transactional matters.

Mr Aronson puts this experience to work by advising and assisting clients – from initial formation through financing, expansion, alliances, go-public, acquisitions and sale – in structuring, negotiating, documenting and successfully closing business transactions. He has represented clients in a variety of industries and markets, including biotechnology, computer hardware and software, consumer products, employee outsourcing, traditional and specialty financial services, gaming, health-care products and services, information technology, media and entertainment, pharmaceuticals, restaurants, telecommunications, transportation and travel services. In addition, he has counselled private equity, venture capital, investment and real estate opportunity funds in fund formation, acquisition, investment, governance and 'exit' activities.

Mr Aronson has represented public companies in both general securities and transactional matters, including in initial and secondary public offerings (equity and debt), counselling boards and board committees, securities compliance and reporting, corporate governance, government and internal investigations and contests for corporate control. He participated in the drafting of and lobbying for Florida's takeover-related statutes as well as various revisions to Florida's Business Corporation Act.

Mr Aronson is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, corporate, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture-capital (2006 to present), and was recognised as Best Lawyers' 2011 Corporate Lawyer of the Year (Miami); Chambers & Partners USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, corporate/M&A and private equity (2003 to present); and Florida Trend Magazine's Legal Elite (2004 to present). He received his JD degree from New York University School of Law and his BA degree from Vanderbilt University, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude.