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Experience
David Lee is a transactional attorney and partner in Mayer Brown’s Private Equity group. His practice focuses on complex business transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, and venture capital and minority equity investments.
Over the course of his professional career, David has handled a wide variety of transactions on behalf of numerous private equity sponsors and has advised clients on matters ranging in value from several million dollars to over $2 billion. A native English speaker, David is also fluent in Korean. Notable Engagements
- Public to private sale of a publicly traded private equity fund to a consortium of secondary market investors.
- Leveraged acquisition of a provider of transportation services.
- Leveraged acquisition of the $2.5 billion healthcare-related business division of Eastman Kodak Company.
- Leveraged acquisition of a provider of customized disease management services.
- "Going private" leveraged acquisition of a leading independent developer and owner of hotel properties.
- Leveraged acquisition of a manufacturer and distributor of clamp products.
- Leveraged acquisition of a publisher of audio books.
- Leveraged acquisition of a retailer and wholesaler in the food industry.
- "Going private" leveraged recapitalization of a retailer of upscale gifts and home furnishings.
- Leveraged recapitalization of Cinemark, Inc.
- Leveraged acquisition of a computer chip manufacturer.
- Leveraged management buyout of six companies in the surface finishing industry.
- Leveraged acquisition of a manufacturer of sporting goods; related sale.
- Leveraged acquisition of a manufacturer of healthcare products.
- Leveraged management buyout of an electrical products distribution company; related, multiple add-on acquisitions; related sale.
- Minority equity investment in connection with a roll-up of six companies in the roofing industry; and related restructurings.
- Leveraged recapitalization of a temporary staffing services company with a majority equity investment by two private equity funds.
- Minority equity investment in a newly formed limited liability company in the packaging industry.
- Minority equity investment in a newly formed limited liability company in the energy industry.
- Minority equity investment in a newly formed limited liability company in the maritime industry.
- Sale of a manufacturer of cabinets and related products.
Education
Northwestern University School of Law, JD, 1996 • University of Chicago, BA, 1990 Admitted
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