Overview

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Daniel Zhivanaj is an Attorney in the Los Angeles office of Buchalter and a member of the Firm’s Corporate Practice Group.  His practice covers mergers and acquisitions, private equity, start-up ventures, and general corporate matters.  

Mr. Zhivanaj represents strategic buyers, private equity sponsors, and founder‑owned businesses in middle‑market transactions across a wide range of industries. He works closely with clients throughout the transaction lifecycle, including deal structuring, due diligence, negotiation, and closing, and routinely advises companies on ongoing corporate and transactional matters in support of their growth, financing, and strategic objectives.

  • Represented Endeavor Capital and the other equity holders of Johnny Was in the $270 million sale of Johnny Was, a luxury apparel brand, to Oxford Industries
  • Represented Lemon Squeezy, an all-in-one payments, subscriptions, tax compliance, email, and affiliate marketing platform, in its sale to Stripe
  • Represented Meaningful Partners, a private equity firm, in its investment in M2 Ingredients, a nutraceutical company focused on organic functional mushrooms
  • Represented Superior Pavement Markings, a pavement striping company, in its sale to Frontline Road Safety, a Bain Capital portfolio company
  • Represented Adrianna Papell, a women’s fashion brand specializing in formalwear, in its investment by Trive Capital
  • Represented Mobility Market Intelligence (MMI), a provider of data intelligence and market insight tools for the mortgage and real estate industries, in its strategic acquisition of MonitorBase
  • Represented Golden Packing Meat Purveyors, a leading meat supplier to high-end restaurants and hotels throughout the New York area, in its sale to Baldor Foods
  • Represented L’Agence, an elevated women’s fashion brand, in its investment by Corbel Capital Partners
  • Represented ProSearch Strategies, a provider of eDiscovery and search solutions, in its sale to Consello Partners
  • Represented AB Airbags, a national supplier of dunnage airbags and related products, in its sale to Shur-Co
  • Represented Salt & Stone, a skin and body care company, in its investment by Humble Growth Partners
  • Represented Patrick Ta Beauty, a luxury cosmetics brand, in its investment by Stride Consumer Partners
  • Represented Jaya Apparel Group, a contemporary fashion company, in its investment by Brand Velocity Group

Admissions

  • California

Education

  • UCLA School of Law, J.D.
    • While in law school, he competed on UCLA’s Transactional Law and Mock Trial Teams. As a Mock Trial competitor, he finished in 1st Place in the SFVBA Mock Trial Competition and was a Pacific 2 Regional Finalist (2nd Place) in the AAJ STAC Mock Trial Competition.
  • William Paterson University of New Jersey, B.A., Political Science