Danielle Berg

Danielle Berg is a Director who recently relocated from New York and is based in Brussels and Amsterdam. She advises a wide range of clients on complex transactions and special situations, particularly cross border M&A transactions, proxy contests and shareholder activist defense, IPOs, and ongoing media and investor relations programs.

Danielle’s notable assignments include advising: Uber on its agreement to acquire Delivery Hero; Netflix on its now terminated agreement to acquire Warner Bros. studio and streaming operations; AkzoNobel on its merger of equals with Axalta; JDE Peet’s on its sale to Keurig Dr. Pepper; Harley Davidson on its successful defense against H Partners’ withhold-the-vote proxy campaign; DICK’S on its proposed acquisition of Foot Locker; Southwest Airlines on its defense against Elliott Management and investor day; and Norfolk Southern on its proxy contest and defense against Ancora.

Other notable transactions and proxy contests Danielle has worked on over the years include: Arm Holdings’ IPO on the NASDAQ; Zendesk on its terminated acquisition of Momentive, shareholder agitation by JANA Partners, and sale to Hellman & Friedman and Permira; Bed Bath & Beyond on shareholder agitation by RC Ventures (Ryan Cohen); Leslie’s Inc. on its IPO on the NASDAQ; Dollar Tree on shareholder agitation by Mantle Ridge and Starboard Value, as well as its settlement with Mantle Ridge; GeoPark on its successful defense of a withhold-the-vote campaign launched by its former Chairman; L3 Technologies on its merger of equals with Harris Corp; Genesco on its successful proxy defense against Legion Partners; and the Rice Team on its successful proxy contest against EQT Corp.

Danielle started her career at Sard Verbinnen & Co, one of FGS Global's predecessor firms, based in Houston. She grew up in Dallas, TX and holds a B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy from Tulane University.