Dario D. Avram
Darío Avram is co-chair of Morrison Foerster’s Finance Group and a member of the Private Equity Buyouts & Investment Group. His transactional practice is focused on financings and private equity matters, with additional experience in restructurings.
Darío regularly represents private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in a variety of complex U.S. and cross-border financing transactions, including leveraged buyouts, refinancings, and restructurings. He has led transactions covering a range of industries, including technology, financial services, healthcare and life sciences, industrials, professional services, and consumer products, among others.
Darío has been recognized by Chambers USA as a notable practitioner for Banking & Finance in California. He was also recognized by Global M&A Network as one of Americas Top 50 Rising Dealmakers and by Legal 500 as a key partner for Private Equity Buyouts.
Experience
Mountaingate Capital and its portfolio company Ignite Visibility in their acquisition of Integrated Digital Strategies.
Altamont Capital Partners and its portfolio company Specialized Packaging Group, a leading, vertically integrated provider of protective packaging products, in their acquisition of Complete Packaging.
Palladium Equity Partners, LLC in its affiliates’ acquisition of Source Logistics, a provider of value-added warehousing, distribution and fulfillment third-party logistics (3PL) services to the consumer goods sector with a focus on Hispanic food and beverage brands.
Alpine Investors refinancing of Apex’s existing credit facilities in connection with Apex’s $3.4 billion single-asset secondary market transaction.
Aqua Capital, an agriculture-focused private equity investor based in Brazil, in its acquisition of Novus Ag, a portfolio company of Tillridge Global Agribusiness Partners.
Palladium Equity Partners and its portfolio company Trachte in Trachte’s acquisition of Parkline Inc., a premier manufacturer and service provider, from Summit Park
AgroFresh Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ: AGFS), a Philadelphia-based provider of technologies and services to extend the shelf life of fresh produce, in its go-private buyout deal with Paine Schwartz Partners
San Francisco Equity Partners in its acquisition of a majority stake in DGS Retail, a leading provider of décor, signage, fixtures, and displays to customers in the grocery, retail, foodservice, and consumer brand end markets.
Altamont Capital Partners in its acquisition of Nutrition 101, Inc., a leading provider of sustainable and eco-conscious waste management services for food processors and retailers
Alpine Investors in the formation and launch of the Trilon Group, a family of infrastructure consulting businesses, and subsequent add-on acquisitions.