David N. Swendsen 

David Swendsen assists middle-market private equity firms, family offices, and private and family-owned businesses create, preserve and grow value by guiding them through the legal and business aspects of business transactions.

From middle-market mergers & acquisitions (M&A) and venture capital investment transactions to corporate governance and minority investments, David identifies what genuinely matters to his clients and executes accordingly. Whether buying or selling a company, or investing in a startup or established business, David manages the transaction from start to finish, providing sophisticated guidance and sensible advice.

For startup and middle-market clients, David also acts as outside general counsel where he provides general corporate advice and counsels clients on commercial contracts and corporate governance matters. Particularly skilled in private equity and investor-side representation, clients value his thoughtful approach to negotiations and transactions, and practical big-picture perspective, which ensures their decisions align with their long-term business goals.

Experience

• Advised The Edgewater Funds in its investment in Nationwide Coils, Inc., a distributor of custom heating, ventilation and air conditioning (“HVAC”) replacement coils and heat exchangers for commercial and industrial facilities. This investment represents the launch of a new platform for The Edgewater Funds focused on the HVAC and refrigeration replacement coil and heat exchanger industry.
• Represented LongueVue Capital in its investment in Global Gourmet Food Solutions, a Garland, Texas-based, second-generation family food manufacturer that has developed expertly crafted Asian, Latin and American cuisines for 30 years.
• Represented Oil-Dri Corporation of America (NYSE: ODC), a leading manufacturer and supplier of specialty sorbent products for the pet care, animal health and nutrition, fluids purification, agricultural ingredients, sports field, industrial and automotive markets, in its $46 million acquisition of Ultra Pet Company, Inc., a producer of silica gel-based crystal cat litter.
• Led Valor Equity Partners in its Series B investment in Unchained, a bitcoin financial services firm that develops technology for individuals and businesses that store long-term wealth in bitcoin and require private key ownership. The $60 million Series B funding round was led by Valor Equity Partners.
• Represented Valor Equity Partners in its Series A investment in David, a brand that designs tools to increase muscle and decrease fat. Valor Equity Partners invested in the $75 million Series A funding round.