Danielle Scalzo is a partner in the Corporate & Financial Services Department and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. She represents corporate and private equity clients across a wide range of industries in public and private M&A, strategic transactions, and debt and equity financings. Danielle regularly advises boards of directors and senior management on strategic and governance matters.
Danielle was recently recognized among the “2026 Notable Women in Law” and the “2025 Notable M&A Dealmakers” by Crain’s New York Business, and was named to The Deal’s “Top Women in Dealmaking 2023.” She is recognized in the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America guide in M&A and Private Equity.
Earlier in her career, she spent two years in the firm’s London office, where she focused on international corporate and securities matters.
Experience
Mergers and Acquisitions
- Interpublic Group, a global media, marketing and communications company, in:
- its $13.5 billion stock-for-stock acquisition by Omnicom
- its $2.3 billion acquisition of Acxiom Marketing Solutions
- its sales of Huge, R/GA and Jack Morton
- Fidelity National Information Services, a financial technology company, in its acquisition of Amount Inc.
- Franklin Templeton, a global investment management organization, in:
- its $1.75 billion acquisition of Lexington Partners
- its $925 million acquisition of Putnam Investments
- its acquisitions of BNY Alcentra Group and AdvisorEngine Inc.
- Victory Capital Management, a diversified global asset management firm, in:
- its strategic partnership with Amundi combining Amundi US into Victory Capital in exchange for a 26.1% economic stake and establishing long-term reciprocal distribution agreements
- its $480 million acquisition of WestEnd Advisors
- its acquisitions of Munder Capital Management, Compass EMP and THB Asset Management
- Choice Hotels International, one of the largest lodging franchisors in the world, in its proposal and subsequent exchange offer to acquire Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
- AdaptHealth, a healthcare-at-home solutions company, in:
- its $2 billion acquisition of AeroCare
- its equity investments from One Equity Partners and Deerfield Management in connection with AdaptHealth’s acquisitions of Solara Medical Supplies and ActivStyle
- Level 3 Communications, a global communications services company, in its $3 billion acquisition of Global Crossing Limited
- The Pantry, an independently operated convenience store chain, in its $1.7 billion sale to Alimentation Couche-Tard
- Virtus Investment Partners, a multi-boutique asset management firm, in its $513 million acquisition of RidgeWorth Investments
- GrafTech, a leading graphite materials producer, in its $700 million acquisition by an affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management
Private Equity and Co-Investments
- Insight Partners and its portfolio companies in numerous transactions, including:
- as lead co-investor in the equity consortium to acquire Inovalon for $7.3 billion
- its sales of Jama Software, Kinnser Software and Payfactors
- Conga’s acquisitions of Novatus, ActionGrid and CRMCulture and its combination with Apttus
- its investments in Fanatics, Lakeside Software, Jama Software, Lansweeper, Kinnser Software, Payscale, Datacore, Showpad and Conga
- Alleghany Capital Corporation, the owner and manager of a diverse portfolio of middle-market businesses for its parent company, Alleghany Corporation, and its portfolio companies, in connection with:
- its investment in W&W|AFCO Steel
- W&W|AFCO Steel’s acquisition of Hirschfeld Industries
- its investment in and acquisition of Wilbert Funeral Services
- IPS-Integrated Project Services’ acquisition of Linesight
- Paxion Capital and its founders in their acquisition of a controlling stake in USAA Real Estate
- Platinum Equity and its portfolio company Orbit Irrigation in its acquisition of Bond Manufacturing Co.
- FFL in its acquisition of Clarkson Eyecare
- Georgina Bloomberg in the formation of Miami Glory, an international equestrian show jumping team
Financings and Capital Markets
- Fidelity National Information Services in multiple senior notes offerings
- AdaptHealth in multiple common stock and senior notes offerings
- Interpublic Group in multiple senior notes offerings
- Virtus Investment Partners in common and preferred stock offerings
- Victory Capital in its initial public offering and secondary offering
- Clovis Oncology in multiple common stock offerings
De-SPAC Transactions
- Tailwind Acquisition Corp. in its business combination with NUBURU
- Galata Acquisition Corp., a Callaway Capital–sponsored SPAC, in its business combination with Marti Technologies
- SCVX in its business combination with Bright Machines
- AdaptHealth in its business combination with DFB Healthcare Acquisitions Corp.
Pro Bono
- Common Ground in its reorganization
- She’s the First in its merger with Girl Rising
Credentials
Education
New York University School of Law, J.D., 2006 The College of William & Mary, B.A., 2003