Daniel A. Ramos
Partner
Overview
Daniel A. Ramos is a partner in Holland & Knight's Miami office and a member of the Corporate, M&A and Securities Section. Mr. Ramos represents founders, family-owned businesses, private equity funds, independent sponsors, strategic buyers, financial institutions and high-net-worth individuals in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), art-secured and other lending transactions, and general corporate matters across a broad range of industries.
Mr. Ramos has significant experience leading sell-side M&A transactions for founders and families. He understands the distinct dynamics of founder and family-owned business sales, including legacy considerations, personal and emotional dimensions of exiting a business, and negotiating leverage and structural protections that matter most to sellers. He guides clients from the earliest stages of a sale process, including pre-market preparation and negotiation of letters of intent, through closing and post-closing matters, serving not only as legal counsel but as a trusted strategic partner.
On the buy side, Mr. Ramos represents private equity funds, their portfolio companies and independent sponsors in platform and add-on acquisitions, as well as strategic buyers in acquisitions and investments that expand their businesses into new markets, product lines and geographies.
Mr. Ramos also has substantial experience leading financing transactions secured by fine art, representing both global financial institutions and high-net-worth borrowers and their controlled affiliates, and he has been involved in more than $1 billion in art-secured loans. He also represents lenders and borrowers in subscription lines of credit extended to private investment funds.
In addition to his transactional practice, Mr. Ramos serves as de facto outside general counsel to privately held businesses and family clients. Clients rely on him as their first call on a broad range of operational and legal questions, and he coordinates with colleagues across Holland & Knight's corporate, finance, real estate, litigation, tax and regulatory practices to deliver responsive, practical and integrated guidance.
Mr. Ramos has represented clients across industries, including healthcare (primary care, behavioral health, clinical research and hospice), technology and information technology (IT) services, professional services, energy and fuel distribution, retail and convenience, logistics, consumer products, live events and entertainment, and natural resources.
While in law school, Mr. Ramos was a member of the Journal of International Law and served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Cecilia M. Altonaga of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Representative Experience
- Represented the founders of a leading cloud consulting company with operations across Latin America in the sale of a majority stake to a global technology solutions provider
- Represented a family-owned Florida-based behavioral healthcare provider in its sale to a private equity firm investing in the middle market
- Represented a Miami-based information technology (IT) and business consulting firm specializing in digital transformation, data analytics and managed services in its sale to a publicly traded global IT and business consulting services company
- Represented a leading provider of accounting, auditing, tax, advisory and consulting services in South Florida in the sale of its business to one of the largest accounting firms in the world
- Represented a family-owned wholesale and retail distributor of fuel products and operator of gas stations and convenience stores in the sale of substantially all of its assets, including real estate, to a publicly traded company
- Represented a family-owned South Florida gas station and convenience store chain in the sale of its business and real estate portfolio to a Texas-based convenience store operator
- Represented a Miami-based clinical nutrition and medical products company in its sale to a multinational pharmaceutical company
- Represented a clinical research facility organization in its sale to a private equity-backed clinical research site management organization
- Represented a cold chain logistics company specializing in the transportation of blood plasma in its sale to a technology-enabled healthcare distribution company
- Represented a multi-industry private equity fund in the sale of the parent company of an independent physician association to a healthcare-focused investment firm
- Represented a multi-industry private equity fund in the sale of a manufacturer of specialty liquid fertilizers and liquid industrial products
- Represented a provider of point-of-sale and inventory management software for the consignment and resale industry in its sale to a software holding company
- Represented a packaged ice manufacturer and distributor in its sale to the largest manufacturer and distributor of packaged ice in the United States
- Represented a leader in the sports, entertainment and marketing industry in the sale of a fitness festival in South Florida, host to one of the largest and longest-running fitness competitions, to a group of investors
- Represented an owner and operator of higher educational institutions in the sale of higher educational institutions in Honduras
- Represented the founder of a Florida primary care group in the sale of its remaining minority stake to a publicly traded healthcare company
- Represented a healthcare private equity fund and its value-based primary care portfolio company in numerous acquisitions of primary care practices in Florida and Texas, including the platform's expansion into Texas and subsequent add-on acquisitions
- Represented an independent sponsor in the acquisition of the assets of a limestone aggregate quarry operation in Tennessee, including the related real estate and the extraction, processing and sale business
- Represented one of the largest independent equipment leasing companies in the world, a subsidiary of a publicly traded Japanese leasing company, in its acquisition of a majority stake in a manufacturer and servicer of aviation ground support equipment
- Represented a publicly traded infrastructure construction company in its acquisition of a 50 percent interest in providers of management and implementation services for mobile telecommunication networks
- Represented one of the largest privately owned integrated security services companies in the world in the acquisition of a related group of security services companies
- Represented a leader in the sports, entertainment and marketing industry in its acquisitions of a fitness festival in South Florida and a functional fitness competition based in Minnesota
- Represented one of the largest cruise line operators in the world in the acquisition of a concessions and services operator
- Represented the U.S. subsidiary of one of the largest suppliers to the printing and packaging industries in the world in its acquisition of a U.S. provider of water-based inks
- Represented global financial institutions in more than $1 billion in loans secured by fine art to high-net-worth individuals and their controlled affiliates
- Represented high-net-worth borrowers and their controlled affiliates in art-secured credit facilities from global financial institutions
- Represented one of the largest financial institutions in Florida in numerous subscription lines of credit to affiliated real estate investment funds of the same sponsor
- Represented a venture capital firm with more than $10 billion under management and its various funds in numerous subscription lines of credit from a commercial bank
- Serves as counsel to a live events and entertainment company, advising on joint ventures, acquisitions and dispositions, commercial contracts, government procurement and compliance, and litigation
- Serves as counsel to a family trust on real estate acquisitions, dispositions and leasing, and trust administration matters
- Advises privately held businesses, including accounting practices and importers and distributors, on corporate restructurings, alternative practice structures, governance, and trade and other regulatory matters
Credentials
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D.
- University of Notre Dame, B.B.A.
- Florida
- The Florida Bar
- Cuban-American Bar Association
- Hispanic National Bar Association
- The Best Lawyers in America guide, Corporate Law, 2027
- AdvanceLaw, Diversity Mentorship Program, 2021
- Best Local Currency Finance, Project & Infrastructure Awards, LatinFinance, 2017
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, Dean's Merit Scholarship, 2012-2015
- University of Notre Dame, Dean's List, 2008, 2010