
Daniel H. Mathias
Partner, London
Daniel H. Mathias
Partner, London
Daniel H. Mathias is the Managing Partner of Cohen & Gresser’s London office and a member of the firm’s Corporate group. He focuses his practice on complex cross-border private equity and M&A transactions, predominantly across North America and Europe, in sectors including media, technology, consumer, aerospace, and industrial.
Daniel has extensive experience advising private equity firms, owners, family offices, growth equity funds, and other alternative asset managers on their investments and divestments.
Having worked in London, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and Hong Kong, Daniel has significant international transactional experience and often works with U.S.-based clients on domestic and major cross-border transactions.
Prior to joining C&G, Daniel was a Senior Associate in the London office of McDermott Will & Emery LLP. He began his career as a trainee and then as an associate at Latham & Watkins LLP.
Daniel completed his Legal Practice Course with distinction from Oxford Institute of Legal Practice and received his Graduate Diploma in Law from Oxford Brookes University. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in History with Upper Second Class Honors from the University of Bristol. Daniel is fluent in Welsh.
Daniel H. Mathias is the Managing Partner of Cohen & Gresser’s London office and a member of the firm’s Corporate group. He focuses his…
Education
Oxford Institute of Legal Practice (LPC – Distinction, 2009); Oxford Brookes University (GDL 2008); University of Bristol (B.A., Hons., 2007)
Bar Admissions
England & Wales
Representative Matters
Represented Soros Fund Management on a range of private investment matters.
Represented Aleph Capital Partners on a private equity matter.
Represented Investcorp in a range of UK and U.S. private equity matters, including primary investments, portfolio-level advisory, and its secondary buyout of Stowe Family Law, the UK’s largest specialist family law firm.
Advised Procuritas and Nature Planet on acquiring U.S.-based Phillips International (Cool Jewels), expanding offerings in the attractions industry.
Represented Sierra Space Corporation in its $1.4 billion Series A and Sierra Holding Corporation in its $290 million Series B financings raising—$1.7 billion total and reaching a $5.3 billion valuation.
Represented Alpha Wave Global as a lead investor in a major Series B round, advising on cross-border structuring across the UK, U.S., and Canada.
Represented Limerston Capital on the dual acquisition of Forensic Access and Axiom International to create a new international criminal justice services provider.
Read Investcorp’s press release here.
This latest financing brings Sierra Space’s total capital raised to $1.7 billion, which is the largest ever capital raise by a commercial space company and brings Sierra Space’s valuation to $5.3 billion.
MUFG, Japan’s largest bank, trading company Kanematsu Corporation, and Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance, Japan’s largest property and casualty insurer, led the Series B round, which also included participation from Sierra Space’s existing investors, including General Atlantic, Coatue, Moore Strategic Ventures, and funds and accounts managed by BlackRock Private Equity Partners and others.
Cohen & Gresser served as counsel to our client Sierra Holding on all aspects of the transaction. “We are proud of the opportunity to assist Sierra Holding in this follow-on transaction to support the future of space travel,” said Jeffrey M. Bronheim, lead partner on the engagement for Cohen & Gresser.
The Cohen & Gresser team was led by Jeffrey M. Bronheim, Daniel H. Mathias, and Bonnie J. Roe, with assistance from associate Myia Williams.
Read Sierra Space Corporation’s press release here.
Nature Planet was founded with a clear focus on building strong long-term relationships with its customers in the attractions industry, particularly focused on the zoo and aquarium segment. Today the company supplies more than 5,000 customers in Europe and the United States. The acquisition of Phillips International adds jewelry as a new product category, making Nature Planet a one-stop-shop for the attractions industry.
Cohen & Gresser served as counsel to our client Procuritas and its portfolio company Nature Planet on all aspects of the transaction. The Cohen & Gresser team was led by Daniel H. Mathias and Robert Gavigan, with assistance from associates Myia Williams and James Mossetto. C&G partners Karen Bromberg (Employment and Intellectual Property), Bonnie Roe (Corporate) and Nicholas J. Kaiser (Tax) provided additional deal support. The terms of the transactions were not disclosed.
The equity stake in DAH is subject to approval from the German Government which is currently supporting development of the D328eco with a high-volume development cost loan which, supports development of clean aviation initiatives at Deutsche Aircraft. The transaction is anticipated to close during the first quarter of 2023 following regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. The terms of the transactions were not disclosed.
The Cohen & Gresser team was led by Jeffrey M. Bronheim and Daniel H. Mathias, with assistance from C&G associates James Mossetto and Georgia Moorhouse.
The private funding round represents the largest aerospace and defense capital raise in the world in 2021 and the second-largest private capital raise of all time in the aerospace and defense sector.
Leading global investors including General Atlantic, Coatue, and Moore Strategic Ventures, along with private equity funds managed by firms including Black Rock and AE Industrial Partners and various family offices, all participated in the transaction.
Cohen & Gresser served as counsel to our client Sierra Space on all aspects of the transaction. “We are proud of the opportunity to assist Sierra Space in this groundbreaking transaction to support the future of space travel,” said Jeffrey M. Bronheim, lead partner on the engagement for Cohen & Gresser.
The Cohen & Gresser team was led by Jeffrey M. Bronheim, Bonnie J. Roe, and Daniel H. Mathias, with assistance from associates Winnifred A Lewis and Georgia Moorhouse. C&G partners Nicholas J. Kaiser (tax), Ronald F. Wick (antitrust), and David F. Lisner (litigation) provided additional support.
Read Sierra Space Corporation’s press release here.
Jeffrey M Bronheim, Daniel H Mathias, and James R Mossetto discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on private equity funds, noting that investor uncertainty and the need to preserve cash may drive limited partners (“LPs”) to question their obligations to fund capital calls.
Jeffrey M Bronheim, Daniel H Mathias, and James R Mossetto discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on private equity funds, noting that investor uncertainty and the need to preserve cash may drive limited partners (“LPs”) to question their obligations to fund capital calls.
London team members Jeffrey M Bronheim, Jumana Rahman, Charlotte Ritchie, and Daniel H Mathias discuss the English law contractual provisions which may impact businesses and investors in light of the coronavirus epidemic.