Daniel Mencaroni

Daniel Mencaroni advises private equity sponsors and investment managers on the formation, structuring, and operation of a broad range of investment vehicles, including buyout, growth, and sector-focused funds. Daniel’s practice spans the full fund lifecycle, from initial structuring and fundraising through ongoing governance, regulatory, and operational matters. Daniel has experience advising on several high-profile fundraises, ranging from emerging manager launches to some of the largest multi-billion-dollar flagship funds in the growth sector, including for established sponsors on repeat fundraising cycles. In addition to sponsor-side work, Daniel represents institutional investors in fund commitments and strategic investments and regularly advises on continuation vehicles, secondary transactions, GP stake deals, funds-of-funds, and separately managed accounts. Daniel counsels clients on sponsor economics and the development of innovative fund structures tailored to evolving market conditions.

Having previously worked as in-house counsel to a global asset manager, Daniel brings commercial judgment and a pragmatic approach to executing complex transactions efficiently and supporting the continued growth of leading investment platforms.

• Advised Insight Partners on multiple capital raisings, including:
  • Insight Partners XII, L.P. and its parallel and co-investment vehicles, representing an aggregate capital raise exceeding $20 billion.*
  • Insight Partners Continuation Fund III, L.P., a $1.5 billion GP-led secondary transaction.*
  • Insight Venture Partners X, L.P. and its parallel vehicles, a $6.3 billion flagship private equity fund.*
• Advised a US-based global asset manager on the structuring and formation of multiple access funds providing exposure to private equity funds, representing aggregate commitments in excess of $2 billion.*
• Advised ICV Partners on the formation of ICV Partners IV, L.P., a $585 million private equity fund focused on lower middle-market investments.*
• Advised a US-based global asset manager on the structuring and formation of multiple fund-of-fund programs and secondary investment vehicles with aggregate commitments exceeding $3 billion.*
• Advised a leading European sponsor on the formation of an approximately $5 billion European private equity fund.*
• Advised a global asset manager on the structuring and formation of an approximately $850 million investment vehicle established in connection with the Public-Private Investment Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.*
• Advised a US sponsor on the structuring and formation of an approximately $4 billion private equity fund focused on distressed investments.*

*Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin

Prior to joining Goodwin, Daniel was counsel in the Asset Management department at Willkie Farr & Gallagher. Previously, he was legal counsel for Private Equity at BlackRock.

• Co-author, “Recent Reminder for Exempt Reporting Advisers,” The Investment Lawyer (January 2019)