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Daniel Wayte

Partner
About

Daniel advises on hybrid capital and other alternative capital solutions that allow for strategic investment and balance sheet restructuring through today’s challenging market conditions. He helps clients to structure and execute bespoke financing solutions, combining features of debt and equity, to both manage risk and drive value.

His practice spans a full spectrum of public and private equity transaction types (including growth equity, private M&A, buyouts and takeovers) and particular experience of hybrid preferred and structured equity investments, asset-backed joint ventures, litigation funding and carve out M&A.

Daniel is known for combining creativity with technical precision and broad transactional experience.  He has more than 20 years experience advising both private equity firms and private credit funds, as well as companies of all sizes.  His experience covers multiple jurisdictions and sectors, with a particular focus on the financial services, technology and infrastructure sectors.

Education
  • Nottingham Law Schol LPC, 2002
  • Bristol University LLB, 2001

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising a global asset management firm on a facility for UK law firm to fund the sourcing and management of UK motor finance mis-selling claims.
  • Advising one of Europe's leading alternative credit specialists on preferred equity financing for the comprehensive recapitalisation of Constellation Automotive Group.
  • Acting for a leading global investment bank on various investments, including the then largest European preferred equity financing to support a large cap private equity buyout.
  • Advising a private investment firm on numerous joint ventures to fund real estate development and litigation assets .
  • Acting for a global investment firm and other clients on the acquisition of loan portfolios and  numerous joint ventures to fund specialty lending opportunities, including real estate development, litigation funding, aviation leasing, automotive finance and other consumer finance.
  • Advising a Greek bank on its acquisition of HSBC Greece.
  • Advising a private equity firm on multiple transactions, including the sale of a 90 aircraft portfolio and an aircraft leasing company.

Prior Experience

Partner since 2018 at two US law firms in London.

Memberships and Affiliations

Solicitor, England and Wales