Daniel Mathias is a counsel in Cohen & Gresser’s London office and a member of the firm’s Corporate group. He focuses his practice on UK and international M&A, joint ventures, and general corporate matters.
Daniel has extensive experience advising private equity firms, family offices, and other alternative asset managers on 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. He has advised investors and businesses across a broad range of industries, including those in the healthcare, technology, real estate, industrial, and consumer sectors.
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 Mathias is a counsel in Cohen & Gresser’s London office and a member of the firm’s Corporate group. He focuses his practice on…
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
International law firm
Cohen & Gresser represented
Sierra Space Corporation, a commercial space company that is building and delivering the infrastructure and systems required for the future of space travel, in its record-breaking $1.4 billion Series A financing round.
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.
Daniel H Mathias spoke with
S&P Global about London’s efforts to pry away listings of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) from other financial hubs by easing some of its rules.
“Timing is certainly relevant and, indeed some people in the market have questioned the UK changes coming months after the most recent U.S. listings peak,” said Mathias. “But the new rules have merit from a long-term perspective, given that SPACs will remain a capital-raising option and, prior to the amendments, the U.K. was "out of step" with other jurisdictions”, he said. The presumption of suspension and the lack of redemption option, which allows SPAC investors to exit their shareholding before an acquisition is completed, were key deterrents before the change, according to Mathias.
“As the U.S. is a huge market with lots of knowledge around SPACs, there will be a need to create a compelling story as to why these vehicles should be listed in London”, Cohen & Gresser's Mathias said.
Daniel H Mathias spoke with
Law360 about the UK’s adoption of friendlier rules governing special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) – an alternative vehicle to public markets.
Dan spoke about the historically low level of SPACs in the UK and noted that "
it wouldn't take much for a significant increase.”
As SPACs appear to get a stronger foothold in the U.K. and Europe, Mathias said regulators appear to be taking a “
wait and see” approach in terms of next steps. The FCA said it will monitor how its rules play out, observing market trends, evidence of misconduct, or other indicators to decide whether more stringent rules are needed.”
“
There’s a realization by everybody that SPACs are likely to stay as an option in the M&A and capital markets world,” Mathias said
. “I think all the regulators in Europe are realizing that and trying to navigate their way through that.”
International law firm Cohen & Gresser is pleased to announce that Jeffrey I Lang, David F Lisner, and Reggie Schafer have been promoted to Partner, and Sri Kuehnlenz and Daniel H Mathias have been promoted to Counsel.
Cohen & Gresser LLP advised private equity firm Limerston Capital in its acquisition of Forensis Group Limited and Forensic Axis Limited (trading respectively as Forensic Access and Axiom International), specialists in forensics science services and premier providers of international institutional reform and capacity building. The combined acquisition will form the basis of a new, comprehensive international criminal justice services provider. Management and founders, led by Professor Angela Gallop, will retain a significant minority shareholding as part of the transaction and will work with Limerston Capital to expand the businesses through organic growth and strategic acquisitions. The terms of the transactions were not disclosed.
Cohen & Gresser announces the expansion of its corporate group with the appointment of Daniel H Mathias as a senior associate in the firm’s London office. Daniel has extensive experience advising on sophisticated cross-border transactions for U.S. and international clients, including private equity firms, family offices, and other alternative asset managers. He has advised investors and businesses in the healthcare, technology, industrial, and consumer sectors, among others.
On the 27
th of July this year, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) published a policy statement setting out its
final rules and changes to its listing rules for certain special purpose acquisition companies, or ‘
SPACs’. These follow the government’s review of the UK listing regulations led by Lord Johnathan Hill earlier in the year, discussed in Cohen & Gresser’s 7 May 2021
client alert. In its
announcement accompanying the policy statement, the FCA explained that the new rules and associated guidance, which will come into force on 10 August 2021, are intended to “
provide more flexibility to larger SPACs, provided they embed certain features that promote investor protection and the smooth operation of the UK’s markets.” This client alert details the key changes introduced in the FCA’s policy statement.
In this C&G client alert, lawyers from our New York, London, and Paris offices discuss the evolution of SPAC investment in the U.S., UK, and French financial markets and provide an in-depth analysis of the position taken by the regulatory authority in each of these prominent financial hubs to help potential sponsors, investors, and target companies determine the right market for their needs.
In this client alert, Jeffrey M Bronheim, Daniel H Mathias, and James R Mossetto detail key documentation considerations in where conflicts of interest may potentially arise, and why this trend is likely to continue.
This article was first published on the-drawdown.com (subscription required).
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.
