David Morris Email & Phone Number

Durham, NC, US

Milwaukee, WI, US

• Partner in the Venture Best® group. Practice focuses on advising early stage & growth companies, venture capital & private equity sponsors, family offices, and investors.Provide sophisticated legal counsel focused on:
• Venture Capital & Private Equity Financing Transactions;
• Represent Fund Sponsors in Fund Formation & Capital Deployment; and
• Mergers & Acquisitions.Representative transactions include:𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀
• Formation of fund raising $125MM for ag-tech and agri-food tech investments, including negotiations of LP commitments from state treasurer's office and SSBCI-backed public-private entity.
• Formation of $100MM real estate development investment fund.

Chicago, Illinois, US

Global honorary society of lawyers, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the profession and service to society. Membership is limited to one percent of attorneys admitted to practice in the U.S.

• Corporate attorney at a full-service Certified B-Corp business law firm with offices across North Carolina. Merged into Michael Best & Friedrich LLP in December 2021. Representative transactions included:𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 &.
• Sale of the largest e-sports tutoring platform to NASDAQ-listed acquirer
• Representation of management in acquisition creating $10B AUM investment firm
• Sale of nutrition analysis company to publicly traded European laboratory operator
• Acquisition and bank financing for Pennsylvania consumer products manufacturer.
• Global corporate restructuring of information and technology services company𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀

äLuxuRē (www.aluxurelife.com) simplifies consignment. Targeting the $16B resale industry, our mobile app/web solution allows sellers and consignment stores to engage each other in a way that eliminates many of the frustrations encountered during the consignment process (e.g., scheduling, inventory selection, notifications, etc.), resulting in improved.

Durham, North Carolina, US

Taught upper level Investments course to undergraduate finance students at the NCCU School of Business. Topics covered include valuation of stocks, bonds, options, and futures; capital markets and portfolio theory; and alternative asset classes (private equity and hedge funds). Above average faculty rating of 4.6/5.0 (top decile ranking in the following.

Principal at private equity firm that provided mezzanine and equity funding to underrepresented entrepreneurs seeking growth capital. Targeted companies operating in the following industries: manufacturing; commercial services; technology; and health care services.Served on the board of directors of portfolio companies.

Durham, North Carolina, US

Co-taught cross-listed law school and undergraduate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) course focusing on transaction structures, firm valuation, merger analyses, Delaware corporate law, and corporate governance.Developed program content and managed budget/logistics for New York Stock Exchange supported corporate governance symposium for directors and.

Zurich, CH

Assisted multinational clients in analyzing, structuring and executing M&A transactions in the firm's New York and Tokyo offices. Performed extensive valuations (LBO, DCF, comparables analyses, precedent transactions) and pro forma analyses (accretion/dilution impact) for acquisitions, divestitures, and fairness opinions. Drafted offering memoranda.

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Commercial Transactions & Corporate Reorganization

Education record

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, General Management & Finance

A.B., Economics & Political Science