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Daniel Aronson

  • Senior Managing Director
  • Investment Banking
  • Liability Management & Restructuring
  • Chicago

Daniel M. Aronson is a senior managing director in the firm’s Debt Advisory & Restructuring Group.

During his 35-plus year career, Mr. Aronson has advised companies, creditors and sponsors in liability management, restructurings, special situations, financings and M&A. Since he joined Evercore in 2016, notable assignments include California Resources, Denbury Resources, Intrado, Seadrill Partners, Sears Holdings, Sequa and Grupo Aeromexico. He has completed numerous transactions for such creditors and sponsors as Apollo, Ares, Blackstone, Carlyle and KKR.

Mr. Aronson is a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and has testified in some of the most complex situations in U.S. Bankruptcy Courts. He also has guest lectured at University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton and Carey Law schools and Booth.

Prior to joining Evercore, Mr. Aronson was a managing director at Lazard, where he served as co-CEO of the restructuring group and ran the Chicago office. He also was a senior member of Peter J. Solomon’s restructuring practice, and a partner at Ernst & Young’s restructuring practice.

Mr. Aronson graduated from Skidmore College with a B.S. in business. He is a designated CPA and Certified Insolvency & Restructuring Advisor (CIRA).