Daniel J. Merrett (Dan)

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For almost 20 years, Dan Merrett has represented clients in complex, high-profile corporate restructurings and chapter 11 reorganizations. He counsels companies across a variety of industries as well as equity sponsors, secured lenders, trade creditors, purchasers, and other significant stakeholders in court-supervised and out-of-court restructurings. In the course of these representations, Dan regularly assists clients navigating all manner of transactions, disputes, and other business activities, including issues relating to structural optimization, acquisitions and divestitures, credit facilities, securities, environmental obligations, suppliers, vendors, contractors, customers, employees, labor, taxation, corporate governance, and executive compensation.

Dan has substantial experience counseling clients with respect to the management of mass tort liabilities, including the recent chapter 11 cases of affiliates of Johnson & Johnson filed to resolve talc claims. He has also represented stakeholders in connection with a number of significant energy and infrastructure projects, including, among others, the owners of the Vogtle nuclear power plant in Westinghouse's chapter 11 case and the Cameron LNG facility in McDermott's chapter 11 case.

Dan was an important member of the restructuring teams in the historic bankruptcies of the City of Detroit and Chrysler. His other company-side chapter 11 representations include AFA Foods, Alpha Natural Resources, Dana Corporation, M&G Chemicals, and Transtar Industries. He has written and presented extensively on bankruptcy topics. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and is recognized in the field of restructuring by Chambers USA.

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  • Roper Technologies acquires Convoy Platform from FlexportJones Day advised Roper Technologies, Inc. in the acquisition by subsidiary DAT Freight & Analytics of the Convoy Platform from Flexport Freight Tech LLC, a leading trucktech operator of freight support software.
  • Logility enters into acquisition agreement with ApteanJones Day advised Logility Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: LGTY) in the acquisition by Aptean, Inc., a private equity-backed enterprise software company, for $14.30 per share in cash, or an enterprise value of approximately $490 million.
  • LTL Management, a Johnson & Johnson affiliate, files for chapter 11 to equitably and permanently resolve all current and future talc-related claims against itJones Day represents LTL Management LLC in its chapter 11 bankruptcy case filed October 14, 2021 in the Western District of North Carolina.
  • Flowers Foods acquires Koffee Kup BakeryJones Day advised Flower Foods, Inc. in the acquisition of Koffee Kup Bakery, Inc.
  • Transtar Holding Company sells company to Blue Point Capital PartnersJones Day advised Transtar Holding Company, a portfolio of industry-leading automotive aftermarket and original equipment businesses with a focus on high-quality products and unmatched customer service, in the sale of majority ownership to Blue Point Capital Partners.
  • Vettery acquired Hired, Inc.Jones Day advised Vettery, Inc., a subsidiary of Adecco Group, in the acquisition of Hired, Inc., the leading marketplace for technology talent.
  • OmniMax sells company to SVPGlobalJones Day advised OmniMax International, Inc., the leading national manufacturer of residential roof drainage systems and a top supplier of products for outdoor living, recreational vehicle, and other building end markets, in its acquisition by Strategic Value Partners, LLC and its affiliates ("SVPGlobal").
  • OmniMax sells Euramax Coated Products to ParcomJones Day advised OmniMax International, Inc. in the sale of its Euramax Coated Products Business, a provider of aluminum coil coating services to the architectural products, recreational vehicles, and transportation markets, to Parcom Capital.
  • Exide Technologies completes $1.1 billion comprehensive new financing and recapitalizationJones Day represented Exide Technologies, a global leader in stored energy solutions for the automotive and industrial markets, in connection with a comprehensive new financing and recapitalization transaction.
  • M&G debtors confirm chapter 11 plan of liquidation and close sale of Corpus Christi plant for $1 billionOn December 17, 2018, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware entered an order confirming the Third Amended Plan of Liquidation (the "Plan") of Jones Day client M&G USA Corporation and eight of its affiliates (the "M&G Debtors"), which prior to the chapter 11 filing, were, along with their affiliates in Mexico, Brazil and Europe, one of the largest producers of polyethylene terephthalate resin – used for packaging applications – in the world. On December 28, 2018, after receiving antitrust approval, the M&G Debtors closed the sale of their partially constructed manufacturing facility in Corpus Christi, Texas, (the "Corpus Christi Plant") with a deal value in excess of $1 billion.
  • Smith & Nephew acquires Rotation Medical Inc. for up to $210 millionJones Day advised Smith & Nephew plc in its acquisition of Rotation Medical Inc., a developer of a novel tissue regeneration technology for shoulder rotator cuff repair, for an initial cash consideration of $125 million and up to $85 million over the next five years, contingent on financial performance.
  • Alpha Natural Resources plan confirmed by U.S. Bankruptcy CourtOn July 12, 2016, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia entered an order confirming the Second Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. and 148 of its debtor affiliates, less than one year after Alpha, one of the largest coal companies in the United States, entered chapter 11 with liabilities of approximately $7.1 billion amidst the most challenging economic environment for coal producers in decades.
  • Alpha Natural Resources plan goes effective; Sale of certain assets to Contura Energy Inc. closesJones Day represented Alpha Natural Resources Inc., which emerged from bankruptcy on July 26, 2016, less than one year after the commencement of its chapter 11 cases.
  • Alpha Natural Resources sells Pennsylvania Land ResourcesJones Day assisted Alpha Natural Resources in the $339.5 million sale of certain oil and natural gas assets in Southwest Pennsylvania to Vantage Energy Appalachia II, LLC in connection with Alpha's chapter 11 cases.
  • Birch acquires Primus Telecommunications assets in CanadaJones Day advised Birch Communications, Inc. in its acquisition of select assets and customers of Primus Telecommunications Canada Inc. and its affiliates.
  • SP Fiber acquired by WestRock for $288.5 millionJones Day advised SP Fiber Holdings, Inc. in the sale of the company, a producer of recycled containerboard and kraft and bag paper with mills located in Dublin, Georgia, and Newberg, Oregon, to WestRock Company for $288.5 million.
  • Alpha Natural Resources closes $692 million DIP financing packageJones Day represented Alpha Natural Resources Inc. ("ANR"), a large diversified coal supplier, and substantially all of its subsidiaries in connection with their $692 million debtor-in-possession superpriority secured financing arrangement.
  • AFA Foods retains Jones Day in chapter 11 casesJones Day represents AFA Foods, Inc. and eight affiliated entities ("AFA") in their chapter 11 cases, which were filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
  • City of Detroit's chapter 9 plan of adjustment confirmedJones Day served as lead restructuring counsel to the City of Detroit in connection with its chapter 9 bankruptcy case filed in July 2013 and its ongoing restructuring efforts.
  • City of Detroit obtains $120 million post-petition bond financing in chapter 9 proceedingsJones Day represented the City of Detroit in connection with a $120 million post-petition bond financing in the City's on-going chapter 9 bankruptcy proceedings.
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    December 2025 Newsletters

    Business Restructuring Review Vol. 24 No. 6 | November–December 2025

    November 2025 Newsletters

    First Impressions: Eleventh Circuit Rules that Annulment of Automatic Stay Does Not Violate U.S. Supreme Court's Prohibition of Nunc Pro Tunc Orders

    September 2025 Newsletters

    Business Restructuring Review Vol. 24 No. 5 | September–October 2025

    September 2025 Newsletters

    Delaware Bankruptcy Court Allows Trustee to Pursue Recovery of Fraudulent Transfers for the Sole Benefit of Subordinated Claimholders

    July 2025 Newsletters

    Business Restructuring Review Vol. 24, No. 4 | July–August 2025

    July 2025 Newsletters

    Purdue Prohibition of Nonconsensual Third-Party Chapter 11 Plan Releases Does Not Apply to Bankruptcy Asset Sales

    May 2025 Newsletters

    Business Restructuring Review Vol. 24 No. 3 | May–June 2025

    May 2025 Newsletters

    Delaware Bankruptcy Court: Applying Credit Pressure on Financially Distressed Debtor Scuttles Ordinary Course Payment Preference Defense

    March 2025 Newsletters

    Business Restructuring Review Vol. 24, No. 2 | March–April 2025

    March 2025 Newsletters

    Ninth Circuit: No Injury to Creditors Required for Avoidance of Intentionally Fraudulent Transfer
    Weitere Veröffentlichungen

    Weitere Veröffentlichungen

    • December 2016
      Taking Stock: United States Supreme Court Presented With Opportunity to Settle Meaning of Section 546(e), Norton Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice, 25 No. 6 J. Bankr. L. & Prac. NL Art. 1 (December 2016)
    • May 2012
      Safe Harbor Supernova: Is Section 546(e)'s Stellar Protection of Private LBO Transactions About to Burn Out?, Norton Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice, 21 J. Bankr. L. & Prac. 3 Art. 1 (May 2012)

    • September 30, 2020
      Key Bankruptcy Issues for Benefits Lawyers; ABA Tax Section Fall Meeting
    • January 13, 2017
      Sherlock Holmes and Ethical Rules Addressing Discrimination: A Cinematic Journey, Jones Day CLE Academy
    • April 23, 2015
      The Decline and Rebirth of Detroit
    • 1/24/2012
      Urban Fellows of Georgia State University and Georgia Institute of Technology

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