Daniel P. Tyrrell

Primary Focus & Experience

Daniel regularly represents private equity sponsors, asset managers, hedge funds, pensions, portfolio companies, as well as other public and private companies in complex domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, minority investments, reorganizations and restructurings, and other corporate, financing and business combination transactions. Daniel’s practice spans a broad range of industries and focuses primarily on transactions involving renewable and clean energy assets, power generation and transmission assets, and other power, energy and infrastructure assets, as well as telecommunications and aviation assets.

Mr. Tyrrell’s recent representations include:

• Amp Solar Group Inc. in connection with the sale of its US-based renewable energy generation and battery storage business to a consortium comprising funds managed by Fiera Infrastructure Inc. and Palisade Infrastructure Group.
• Apollo Global Management in connection with the €1.5 billion investment by Apollo-managed affiliated entities, funds and clients into an Air France-KLM operating affiliate holding the trademark and most of the commercial partners contracts related to Air France and KLM’s joint loyalty program (Flying Blue).
• Onward Energy in the acquisition of 100% of the cash equity interests in various tax equity partnerships owned by affiliates of Global Atlantic Financial Group. The portfolio consists of approx. 1,171 MW dc operating solar portfolio of 11 utility-scale solar PV projects located across eight states.
• Apollo Global Management in its agreement with Air France-KLM for Apollo-managed funds and entities to make a €500 million investment into an ad hoc operating affiliate of Air France that will own a pool of spare engines dedicated to the airline’s Engineering and Maintenance activities.
• Maverick Aviation Partnership LP, an investment vehicle managed by Carlyle Aviation Partners, in connection with an agreement to acquire AMCK Aviation’s portfolio of aircraft.
• IIF (JPM’s Infrastructure fund) in its acquisition of Enstor Gas, the largest privately owned gas storage company in the US, from an affiliate of ArcLight Capital Partners.
• ActOil Colorado, LLC, an affiliate of a leading US-based financial services organization that provides pension, insurance and investment products and related services, in the sale of its interests in Great Western Petroleum to PDC Energy, Inc. in a cash-and-stock deal valued at approximately $1.3 billion.
• Apollo Global Management and a group of institutional investors on entering into a strategic relationship with Anheuser-Busch InBev to acquire a 49.9% stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev’s US-based metal container plants for approximately US $3 billion.
• BraunAbility, a leading manufacturer of wheelchair-accessible vehicles and wheelchair lifts, and Q’STRAINT, a leading provider of wheelchair and occupant securement solutions, entered into a joint venture to accelerate innovation for their customers and keep pace with the technologies rapidly transforming the automotive landscape. 
• M&G Investments on its US$300 million equity investment in a new aircraft leasing fund to be serviced by SKY Leasing.
• Apollo Global Management in connection with its acquisition of GE Energy’s approximately US$1 billion renewable energy equity investment portfolio.
• Voyager Aviation Holdings, LLC in completion of its exchange offer in an out-of-court financial restructuring transaction.
• Altavair AirFinance, a leader in commercial aviation finance, on its US$1 billion (plus) agreement to form a long-term partnership with leading global investment firm KKR & Co.
• Partners Group in connection with equity investments in Silicon Ranch Corporation, one of the largest independent solar power producers in the US, and the subsequent sale of its ownership stake to Shell.
• Gila River Power in the sale of Unit 4 of the Gila River Power Station to the Salt River Project in Arizona.
• NongHyup Financial Group in its equity investment in and debt financing for the construction of the Cricket Valley Energy Center, a fully permitted 1,100MW combined-cycle natural gas electric facility located in Dover, New York.
• Orchard Asset Management and Melody Capital Partners in their acquisition of the in-basin mining operations of Preferred Sands, a provider of sand-based proppant solutions to the oil and gas industry, as part of a broader restructuring of the Preferred Sands debt and equity structure.
• Armed Forces Services Corporation, a Federal Government mental health services provider, in its sale to Magellan Health, Inc.

Recognition & Accomplishments

Mr. Tyrrell graduated cum laude from Fordham Law School where he was a Ruth Whitehead Whaley Scholar.