Katya primarily represents private equity sponsors and strategic investors in structuring and negotiation of leveraged buyouts, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and minority investments. She concentrates her practice on the middle market transactions across multiple industries, including healthcare, technology, manufacturing, media and marketing, and retail. Katya also advises private equity clients and their portfolio companies on general corporate governance matters.
She is a visiting lecturer at Harvard Law School.
During law school, Katya was an executive case and note editor of the New England Law Review and a member of the Phillip C. Jessup International Moot Court Team.
Experience
- Represented Charlesbank Capital Partners in multiple transactions, including its investment in Healthcare Fraud Shield, a provider of Fraud, Waste and Abuse (FWA) detection software to healthcare payers and in its acquisition of ImageQuix Holdings, LLC, a portfolio company of ASG Group which is owned by Alpine Investors
- Represented MPE Partners in multiple transactions, including the recapitalization of Waterfront Brands, a designer and manufacturer of premium watercraft lifts, docks, and related accessories; the acquisition of Tide Tamer, a manufacturer and distributor of a full line of aluminum watercraft lifts, docks, and related waterfront accessories; the recapitalization of Trachte, a seller and constructor of pre-assembled, modular steel buildings for storage and other industrial purposes; the subsequent complex sale of Trachte to a private fund associated with Palladium Equity Partners, LLC; the recapitalization of Voeller Mixers, Inc., a manufacturer of batch plants and mixing equipment for concrete, glass, and related industries; and the acquisition of United Pipe & Steel Corp., a distributor of commodity pipe products
- Represented DW Healthcare Partners in multiple transactions, including its acquisition of ownership interests in Cefaly Technology SPRL and Cefaly US Inc., a medical device company; acquisition of Aequor Technologies Inc., a healthcare staffing firm specializing in placing nurses, therapists, physicians and medical technicians; and the sale of WillowWood Global LLC, a leading designer and manufacturer of a broad range of prosthetic products, to Blue Sea Capital
- Represented H.I.G. Capital in its investment in Construction Forms, Inc. (Con Forms), a leading manufacturer of piping systems and accessories for concrete, mining, power generation, and other industrial applications
- Represented Inkcups, a global leader in the specialty printing industry, with respect to the majority recapitalization of the company with private equity firm MPE Partners
- Represented Eze Castle Integration, a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, in its acquisition of Northout, a provider of artificial intelligence and IT services
- Represented Med-Pharmex, a DW Healthcare Partners portfolio, in its sale to Dechra Pharmaceuticals, a British-owned developer and manufacturer of veterinary products
- Represented Proletariat, an award-winning independent game developer, in its sale to Activision Blizzard Inc.
- Represented HouseWorks, a home health care provider, in connection with a majority equity investment by InTandem Capital Partners
- Represented Capstone Partners, an investment banking and advisory firm serving middle market companies, in its sale to Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Nasdaq: HBAN)
- Represented Siegel Egg Co., a leading wholesale distributor of bakery ingredients and other food products throughout New England and New York, with respect to the majority recapitalization of the company with Rotunda Capital Partners
- Represented Feeney Utility Services Group (FUSG), a portfolio company of Vancouver-based private equity firm CAI Capital Partners and a leading provider of maintenance, repair, and upgrade services to natural gas utilities in the Northeast, in its sale to Artera Services, LLC, a portfolio company of private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
- Represented Globalization Partners, Inc., a global professional employer organization (PEO), in its cross-border minority investment led by TDR Capital and Wincove Capital
- Represented Perch Security, Inc., a Florida-based Security Information and Event Management SAAS and software company in its sale to ConnectWise, LLC
viewpoints
Restrictive Covenants in Private Equity Transactions
May 14, 2025 | Alert | By Garrett Galvin, David G. Conway, Katya Daniel, Benjamin Ferrucci, Tom J. Pagliarini
Restrictive covenants are unquestionably a significant deal consideration in M&A transactions. In the private equity context, a buyer is focused on restrictive covenants to protect its investment by binding the sellers and other recipients of material deal proceeds to obligations and restrictions for a certain period of time following the transaction. Restrictive covenants serve several purposes and are highly beneficial for a buyer; accordingly, absent any legal limitations and assuming sufficient consideration, a buyer is incentivized to impose restrictive covenants on as many selling parties as possible. However, and not surprisingly, sellers heavily negotiate their post-transaction restrictive covenant obligations to keep their business options as open as possible on a go-forward basis. The conflicting interests of buyers and sellers when it comes to restrictive covenants result in carefully negotiated covenants spread out over multiple transaction documents and employment agreements. This article discusses the common restrictive covenants used in private equity transactions, the importance of such covenants in the key transaction documents, and related enforcement considerations.
F-Reorgs: How Buyers’ and Sellers’ Favorite ‘F Word’ Optimizes M&A and Private Equity Transactions Involving S Corporations
October 10, 2024 | Alert | By David Salamon, Zachary Liebnick, Gregg M. Benson, Joseph J. Ronca, Katya Daniel
Read about the steps to implement a pre-transaction reorganization under Section 368(a)(1)(F), known as an F reorganization, on a target that is treated as an S corporation for tax purposes, which can offer significant tax benefits to buyers and sellers.
Getting The Deal Done! Best Practices For Health Care Transactions
February 9, 2023 | Webinar
Navigating the regulatory frameworks that impact health care transactions can be challenging. These frameworks have the ability to impact multiple aspects of a transaction, including timing, structure, and valuation. Knowing how to identify and avoid these regulatory pitfalls is critical to averting these challenges that can delay or break a deal. And, ultimately, it’s what you know that can make the deal.
News & Press
Mintz Advises Searchlight Cyber on Acquisition of Assetnote
February 11, 2025
Mintz advised Searchlight Cyber, a portfolio company of Charlesbank Capital Partners, on the acquisition of Assetnote, an Australian-based Attack Surface Management (ASM) platform provider.
Mintz represented Quorum Cyber Security, a platform company of Charlesbank Capital Partners, in its acquisition of Kivu Consulting, Inc., a global cybersecurity firm specializing in Incident Response.
Mintz Advised Foster on Acquisition by GEON® Performance Solutions
January 15, 2025
Mintz advised Foster Corporation, a differentiated compounder of biomedical polymers used in the high-growth healthcare and medical device industry, on an acquisition by GEON® Performance Solutions, a global leader in the formulation, development, and manufacture of performance polymer solutions.
Mintz Advises DW Healthcare Partners on Continuation Fund
December 05, 2024
Mintz advised DW Healthcare Partners (DW) on the organization of a continuation vehicle to extend DW’s investment in its portfolio company, Med Learning Group, a continuing medical education company, and to provide additional capital to support the company’s further development and growth.
Rising Stars: Mintz Promotes Trio In Restructuring, M&A, PE
December 20, 2022
The Deal covered Mintz's recent announcement that seven attorneys have been elevated to Member. The publication profiled Eric Blythe, Katya Daniel, and Scott Dunberg, highlighting their focus on restructurings, private equity, and M&A, respectively.
Mintz Announces New Member Growth
December 16, 2022
We're thrilled to announce the addition of 17 new Members to Mintz. Along with seven attorneys recently elevated to membership in the firm, we’ve welcomed ten lateral Members in 2022. They add depth to our experience and capabilities in life sciences, health care, financial services, private equity, sports & entertainment, technology, and other sectors.
Mintz Leads On A Quartet of Back-To-Back Private Equity Closings
October 25, 2022
Mintz attorneys in Boston, New York, and Washington, DC, closed four Private Equity transactions in the past month. Along with acquisitions for Charlesbank Capital Partners, DIF Capital Partners portfolio company Joink LLC, and Artemis Capital Partners, the firm represented the CEO and some managers of Salary.com in the sale of most of the company’s equity interests to Accel-KKR.
Mintz Takes Lead For Med-Pharmex In Its Sale To Britain’s Dechra
August 31, 2022
Mintz completed a deal as counsel to Med-Pharmex in its sale to British-owned veterinary products developer and manufacturer Dechra Pharmaceuticals. Through the sale, Dechra will gain further access and nearly 40 years of experience in the U.S. veterinary health market.
Mintz Advised Capstone Partners in Sale to Huntington
March 01, 2022
Mintz Advises Globalization Partners on $150 Million Minority Investment
February 04, 2020
Mintz Advises DW Healthcare Partners in Sale of Prime Education
August 29, 2018
Mintz Advises on Top Greentech Deal of 2012
January 08, 2013
Events & Speaking
Visiting Lecturer, Transactional Law Workshop – Mergers and Acquisitions, Harvard Law School (January 2024)
Harvard Law School
Recent Insights
Restrictive Covenants in Private Equity Transactions
May 14, 2025| Alert|
Mintz advised Searchlight Cyber, a portfolio company of Charlesbank Capital Partners, on the acquisition of Assetnote, an Australian-based Attack Surface Management (ASM) platform provider.
Mintz represented Quorum Cyber Security, a platform company of Charlesbank Capital Partners, in its acquisition of Kivu Consulting, Inc., a global cybersecurity firm specializing in Incident Response.
