David’s M&A-related experience includes (with clients in bold):

• Clarion Capital in the acquisition of a majority stake in Vin Di Bona Productions, creator of the “America’s Funniest Home Videos” franchise and other programming, and Fishbowl Worldwide Media
• Underscore Talent, a leading next-generation management company that helps creator economy talent, in the sale of a majority stake in the company to TheSoul Publishing, a global digital media company that produces digital content for global audiences
• Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT), a leading transportation and technology licensing company focused on realizing the hyperloop, in its pending business combination with Forest Road Acquisition Corporation II
• Digital Transformation Opportunities Corp. (DTOC), a publicly traded SPAC, in its business combination with the American Oncology Network, a network of community-based oncology practices
• Paramount Global, Warner Bros. Discovery, and The CW Network in a definitive agreement for Nexstar Media Group to acquire a 75% ownership interest in The CW Network, LLC. Warner Bros
• The Agency, a global, boutique real estate brokerage, in its acquisition of Triplemint, a software-powered real estate brokerage that makes it easier for people to buy, sell, and rent properties
• Amazon’s acquisition of MGM for $8.45 billion (representing Morgan Stanley and Lion Tree as financial advisors to MGM)
• Netmarble in connection with the $1.2 billion deSPAC acquisition of Jam City by DPCM Capital
• HYBE in its acquisition of Ithaca Holdings for $1.0 billion
• Castle & Cooke in the combination and initial public offering of Dole Food Company and Total Produce
• Colony Capital in connection with the $825 million deSPAC acquisition of Blade Urban Air Mobility by Experience Investment Corp.
• Romeo Power’s $1.3 billion deSPAC acquisition by RMG Acquisition Corp. (SPAC)
• Colony Capital’s acquisition of 90% of data center assets of Vantage Data Centers for $3.4 billion
• Walmart’s sale of streaming media service Vudu to NBCU
• The sale of Parcast to Spotify
• Fox Corporation’s acquisition of Bento Box animation studio
• Viacom's acquisition of PlutoTV for US$340 million
• The sale of a substantial stake of Dole Food Company to Total Produce at an enterprise value of approximately US$2 billion
• Cineworld's US$3.6 billion acquisition of Regal Cinema (representing Morgan Stanley as financial advisor to Regal)
• The sale of Draft to Paddy Power Bet Fair
• The sale of Dick Clark Productions to Dalian Wanda Group for approximately US$1 billion
• Nuance Communications’ US$215 million acquisition of TouchCommerce
• Investments by Hearst and Verizon inAwesomenessTV and related content production agreements
• China Media Capital's joint venture with Warner Brothers to establish a new movie studio
• Collective Digital Studio’s US$240 million merger with Prosieben’s Studio71
• Fosun International’s US$1.4 billion acquisition with TPG of Cirque du Soleil
• Shaquile O'Neal's sale of rights to Authentic Brands Group
• Nordstrom’s US$350 million acquisition of TrunkClub and US$270 million acquisition of HauteLook
• Billabong’s disposition of Swell.com
• Niagara Bottling’s acquisition of Advanced Refreshment
• DreamWorks Animation’s US$150 million acquisition of AwesomenessTV and separate acquisition of Big Frame
• The management buyout of Classes USA, PriceGrabber, and LowerMyBills from Experian Interactive
• Madison Tyler Holdings’ combination with Virtu Financial and investment by Silver Lake Partners
• ABB’s US$3.1 billion acquisition of Baldor Electric
• Disney’s US$763 million acquisition of Playdom
• Shamrock Capital’s acquisition of Screenvision
• Saban Capital’s acquisition of Paul Frank Industries
• EBay’s sale of 65% of Skype to a private equity consortium (representing Goldman Sachs as financial advisor)
• Microsoft’s unsolicited US$44.6 billion offer to acquire Yahoo (representing Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers as financial advisors)
• The merger of William Morris and Endeavor
• Odyssey Investment Partners’ acquisitions of EAG, SM&A, and Wencor
• URS Corporation’s US$2.6 billion acquisition of Washington Group
• The US$3.4 billion merger of Molson and Coors (representing Morgan Stanley as financial advisor)
• Sale of Club Penguin to Disney for US$700 million

David’s capital raising-related experience includes:

• Advance’s $200 million preferred stock investment in Scopely
• Darlington Partners’ investment in IKE Smart City
• DigiTour Media's $10 million preferred stock financing led by Viacom
• GF Capital’s investment in Whalerock Industries
• Prodege, LLC’s (aka Swagbucks) $60 million capital raise led by Technology Crossover Ventures
• TeleSign’s $40 million preferred stock financing led by March Capital
• DealerTrack’s sale of $80 million of capital stock of TrueCar
• The Honest Company’s sale of $52 million of preferred stock to General Catalyst, IVP, Lightspeed, and Iconiq (representing The Honest Company)
• FilmTrack’s US$20 million capital raise led by Insight Ventures
• Machinima’s sale of US$50 million of preferred stock and convertible notes to Google Ventures, Redpoint, and other investors

• Mr. Hernand was previously a managing director of Idealab, a Pasadena, California-based technology company incubator, and the founding CEO of New.net, an Idealab portfolio company.
• Past Co-Chair of the Corporations Committee of the Business Law Section of the California State Bar.
• Member of the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association.
• Mr. Hernand currently serves on the board of The Painted Turtle (a charity operating a summer camp for chronically ill kids)
• David was previously a managing director of Idealab, a Pasadena, California-based technology company incubator, and the founding CEO of New.net, an Idealab portfolio company.
• Past Co-Chair of the Corporations Committee of the Business Law Section of the California State Bar.
• Member of the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association.
• David currently serves on the board of The Painted Turtle (a charity operating a summer camp for chronically ill kids)