Daniel D. Briggs

Danny has experience representing private equity sponsors and private and public companies across a broad range of industries on complex transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, carve-outs, joint ventures and other strategic transactions. Danny also provides counsel on a wide range of general corporate and commercial matters.  

Prior to joining Calfee in 2025, Danny served as an Associate Attorney in the Corporate and Securities group of a national AmLaw 200 law firm.

Honors & Recognitions

• Ohio Super Lawyers – Rising Stars (2025)

Education

J.D., cum laude, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, 2019

B.A., magna cum laude, University of North Carolina – Wilmington, 2015

Experience

Danny’s experience includes the following representative transactions completed prior to joining Calfee:

• Represented SpringBig Holdings, Inc. in a definitive agreement for a $500 million de-SPAC transaction resulting in its listing on NASDAQ through a merger with a blank check company.
• Represented Excel Fitness Holdings, a portfolio company of Olympus Partners, in multiple add-on acquisitions of fitness clubs in Georgia, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
• Represented Rotunda Capital Partners and several of its portfolio companies in multiple add-on acquisitions and dispositions in various industries, including industrial equipment, manufacturing, HVAC, and e-commerce.
• Represented Ambient Enterprises, a portfolio company of Intermediate Capital Group, in multiple add-on acquisitions in the HVAC industry.
• Represented Gridiron Capital in its formation of GarageCo Holdings, a national residential and commercial garage door services platform, and in multiple subsequent add-on acquisitions.
• Represented PharmAlliance, a portfolio company of Waud Capital Partners, in its acquisition of a health economics and outcomes research services provider.
• Represented National Carwash Solutions, a portfolio company of Berkshire Partners, in multiple add-on acquisitions of carwash equipment and chemical manufacturers, distributors and service providers.
• Represented Petauri Health, a portfolio company of Oak Hill Capital, in multiple add-on acquisitions in the pharma commercialization services industry.
• Represented Integrichain, a portfolio company of Nordic Capital, in its acquisition of a commercial data warehouse and data aggregation business.