Dan Mahoney's practice is concentrated in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, securities, private equity/venture capital, corporate law, and advising corporate boards. He has been selected by his peers to Best Lawyers in America® since 2008, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business® and Southwest Super Lawyers®, including selection as a Top 50 Lawyer in Arizona in 2016. Dan was selected Lawyer of the Year in Venture Capital Law for 2013 by Best Lawyers. Dan's clients operate in a wide variety of industries, including biotechnology and life science, software, Internet, technology, telecommunications, manufacturing, and transportation. Dan regularly represents clients ranging from emerging growth companies and those seeking venture capital to large publicly held corporations. He has written extensively on issues related to venture capital, licensing, securities and corporate law, as well as issues facing both entrepreneurs and large corporations. Prior to practicing law, Dan was a management and systems design consultant with Accenture. Dan is Co-Chair of Snell & Wilmer's Venture Capital and Private Equity Industry Group. He served as the Tournament Chairman for the 2016 Waste Management Phoenix Open and the President of The Thunderbirds (Host and Organizer of the WM Phoenix Open) for 2016/2017.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Special Counsel to publicly held medical device company in its $3.5 billion sale to a public, multinational drug company
Represented publicly held manufacturer of CMP Machines in its $250 million merger with large public company
Represented private medical diagnostic company in its $185 million merger with large public company
Represented public company in its $40 million acquisition of a private biotechnology company
Represented public company in connection with defense of hostile takeover attempt
Represented public manufacturer of satellite communication systems in hostile takeover attempt of another public company
Represented group of controlling shareholders in takeover of public company
Represented private equity fund in its $40 million acquisition of manufacturing company
Represented manufacturer of large-scale test equipment in its $40 million sale to a private equity fund
Represented manufacturer of manufactured log homes in its sale to a private equity fund
Represented public online classified/yellow pages company in its $12 million stock-for-stock acquisition of a private online classified company
Represented nationally recognized franchisor of ice cream stores in a joint venture
Represented a private manufacturer of small wind turbines in a Chinese joint venture with a Chinese company
Represented public home builder in its acquisition of private home builder
Represented semiconductor company in its sale to large public company
Represented private company in the sale of its semiconductor fab facility and selected assets to a Japanese corporation
Venture Capital Transactions
Represented semiconductor chip company in multiple rounds of venture capital financing totaling over $100 million in venture financing
Represented online knowledge management company in $24 million Series C Preferred Stock financing
Represented online physician portal in multiple rounds of venture capital financing totaling over $60 million in venture financing
Represented medical device reprocessing company in multiple rounds of venture capital financing totaling over $38 million in financing
Represented manufacturer of small wind turbines in multiple round of venture capital financing
Represented medical device company in its $7.5 million Series B Preferred Stock financing
Represented drug development company in multiple rounds of Series A and Series B private equity investment
Represented a drug development company in its license of technology from the Translational Genomic Research Institute (TGen) and Series A Preferred Stock financing by Silicon Valley venture capital fund
Represented a company with an online information and collaboration portal for physicians in its license of technology from TGen and private equity investment
Represented Palo Alto venture capital fund in its lead investment in a $4 million Series A Preferred Stock financing of software company
Represented venture capital fund in its Series A Preferred Stock financing of Atlanta-based software company
Represented German venture capital fund in its $3 million Series A Preferred Stock financing of a Denver-based life sciences company
Represented venture capital fund in its $8 million Series C Preferred Stock financing of Denver-based software company
Represented Sacramento-based venture capital fund in its investment in an information technology company
Represented venture capital fund in its investment as lead investor in a medical diagnostics company
Represented venture capital fund in its investment as lead investor in a semiconductor company
Represented Internet company in its recapitalization and placement of Preferred Stock and debt financing to Silicon Valley venture capital investors
Fund Formations
Represented Phoenix-based life science fund in the formation and raising of a $20 million fund
Represented Phoenix-based private equity fund in the formation and raising of a $120 million fund
Represented and advised numerous private equity sponsors in the formation and raising of opportunity funds, venture funds and private equity funds from private investors that focus on the investment in or acquisition of identified operating businesses, real estate, and distressed loans or assets
Securities Offerings & Related Transactions
Represented numerous public companies in "PIPE" transactions
Represented companies seeking to take their companies public
Represented public companies in the adoption or termination "poison pills" and related anti-takeover measures, stock repurchase programs and tender offers as well as public equity and debt financing
University of Arizona College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999)
Order of the Coif
University of Arizona (B.A. History, with honors, cum laude, 1994)
The Thunderbirds, Big Chief (President) (2016-2017)
The Thunderbirds (Organizer and Host of the Waste Management Phoenix Open)
Tournament Chairman of the 2016 Waste Management Phoenix Open Golf Tournament
Zanjeros - One of 48 individuals selected by the Governor statewide to assist in recruiting and hosting new companies from out of state
Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Conference, Selection Panel Member
Snell & Wilmer's Venture Capital and Private Equity Industry Group, Co-Chairman