Overview
Dana Kromm is the Chair of the San Francisco Corporate Department and is a partner in the Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions practices at Paul Hastings.
Dana has over 20 years of experience representing private equity funds and corporate clients in public and private merger, stock and asset acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, complex carve-out acquisitions, minority investments, and corporate partnering transactions. Her experience includes representing clients in transactions with significant cross-border elements. Her experience has spanned industries, but she has a particular emphasis on the technology, life sciences and fintech sectors. According to Chambers Global 2023, one source said "[She] exhibits strength in private equity transactions as part of a diverse corporate offering. She is experienced in handling domestic and cross-border deals on behalf of private equity funds and their portfolio companies.”
Recognitions
- IFLR1000, Notable Practitioner (2023)
- The Legal 500 USA, Private Equity Buyouts (2021-2023)
- Chambers, Corporate/M&A: Private Equity (2021-2023)
- Law360, Private Equity MVP (2019)
- Named one of California’s “Top Women Lawyers,” The Daily Journal (2012)
Education
- University of California, Davis School of Law, King Hall, J.D., 2001
- University of California, Santa Cruz, B.A. Psychology, 1996
Representations
- Francisco Partners in numerous transactions, including:
- The acquisition of:
- FrontRange
- RedPrairie
- The Wire Harness Business of Viasystems Group
- Ex Libris
- Endeavor Information Systems
- Healthland
- AdvancedMD Software
- API Healthcare
- T-System
- Quantros
- Avangate
- Nextech
- Vendavo
- Prometheus
- MyFitnessPal
- Keyloop
- Veson Nautical
- Various portfolio company add-ons, including:
- MDIntelliSYS
- PracticeOne
- Clinical Coding Solutions
- SupraMed
- Pipeline Group
- Sage Technology
- 2Checkout
- Practice Management Associates
- Marina Medical
- Concerro
- Navetti
- Solufy
- Rapid RTC
- enquiryMAX
- Q88
- The disposition of:
- RedPrairie
- Ex Libris
- AdvancedMD Software
- Healthland
- API Healthcare
- Quantros
- T-System
- Nextech
- 2Checkout
- Click Software
- Prometheus
- Vendavo
- The acquisition of:
- Vector Capital in numerous transactions, including:
- The acquisition of:
- Register.com
- Aladdin Knowledge Systems
- Teletrac
- RAE Systems
- Allegro Software
- Cheetah Digital
- Saba Software
- Aspect Software
- Host Analytics
- MarkLogic
- Various portfolio company add-ons, including:
- JustCommodity Software
- Lumesse
- Financial Engineering Associates
- Stellar Loyalty
- Lumesse
- PlayNetwork
- Panda Security
- SmartLogic
- Various minority investments, including in Cornerstone OnDemand
- The disposition of:
- The Government Solutions Business of its portfolio company SafeNet
- RAE Systems
- Teletrac
- Allegro Software
- Saba Software
- The merger of its portfolio company Aspect Software with Noble Systems, and the simultaneous disposition of control of the combined company
- The merger of its portfolio company Cheetah Digital with Campaign Monitor, and the simultaneous disposition of control of the combined company
- The acquisition of:
- STG Partners in numerous transactions, including:
- The acquisition of:
- Avid Technology
- Aldata
- Teleca
- IBS
- Fusion Geo
- Prism Seismic
- ImpactRx
- Source Health Analytics
- Evidera
- Archimedes
- MDdatacor
- SPH Analytics
- Winshuttle
- Redseal
- EPS
- Various portfolio company add-ons, including:
- Archimedes
- Seismic Innovations
- Enterworks
- SA Ignite
- DSS Research
- The disposition of:
- Symphony Teleca
- SPH Analytics
- Evidera
- Winshuttle
- The acquisition of:
- CITIC Capital in numerous transactions, including:
- The acquisition of:
- DDS Lab
- Erno Laszlo
- ScentAir
- The disposition of DDS Lab
- The acquisition of:
- Sumeru Equity Partners in its acquisition of Criteria Corp
- AvidXchange in its acquisition of FastPay
- TrendMicro in its acquisition of HP’s Tipping Point business and Cloud Conformity
- Planned Parenthood Northern California in pro bono matters
news
- Paul Hastings Advises Francisco Partners in $1.2B Acquisition of Jama Software - March 22nd, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advises STG in $1.4 Billion Take-Private of Avid Technology - August 9th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advises Vector Capital in Acquisition of Riverbed Technology - May 30th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advised Veson Nautical and Investors Francisco Partners and Pamlico Capital in Acquisition of VesselsValue - May 4th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advises Vector Capital in Sale of MarkLogic to Progress - January 3rd, 2023
- Vector Capital to Invest in Malwarebytes - September 21st, 2022
- Francisco Partners Makes Significant Growth Investment in Veson Nautical - March 17th, 2022
- Symphony Technology Group Acquires eProductivity Software - January 5th, 2022
- Cheetah Digital to Merge with CM Group - October 21st, 2021
- RugsUSA Secures Growth Investment from Francisco Partners - September 10th, 2021
- Vendavo Secures Strategic Investment from Francisco Partners and Accel-KKR - August 4th, 2021
- AvidXchange Acquires FastPay - July 12th, 2021
- Precisely to Acquire Winshuttle from Symphony Technology Group - June 15th, 2021
- Press Ganey Acquires SPH Analytics - May 26th, 2021
- Paul Hastings Ranked as Top Three Firm for New Rankings and Recognized for Numerous Practice Strength and Growth in Chambers USA 2021 - May 21st, 2021
- Aspect Software and Noble Systems to Merge in $1 Billion Deal - May 10th, 2021
- Keyloop Acquires RAPID RTC and enquiryMAX - March 2nd, 2021
- Healthcare Bluebook Acquires Quality Division of Quantros - February 25th, 2021
- SPH Analytics Population Health Division and Azara Healthcare Merge to Create a Leading Population Health Company - December 22nd, 2020
- Francisco Partners to Acquire International Business of CDK Global for $1.45 Billion - November 30th, 2020
Recognitions
Engagement & Publications
- Author of an article on leadership as part of IFLR’s Women in Business Law Group’s Best Practice Series on inclusiveness