ACG 101 Feb 26th 2025 Private Equity and M&A Panel

Alidad Damooei is a Partner in Stradling’s corporate practice group. Alidad represents public and private companies, private equity funds, independent sponsors and founders in domestic and cross-border transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, fund formation, PIPEs, minority investments, rollovers, and joint ventures. His experiences span a broad range of industries, including retail & consumer products, food & beverage, restaurants, technology, aerospace & defense, REITs, and healthcare & life sciences.

Prior to joining Stradling, Alidad was an M&A attorney at the global law firms of Latham & Watkins LLP and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. Over the course of his career Alidad has closed M&A transactions worth an aggregate value of  over $150 billion.

Tim Meyer is the Co-founder and Managing Partner of Angeles Equity Partners, an operationally oriented, industrial focused private equity firm he established in 2014.  He is responsible for setting firm strategy and providing leadership and insight to all investment and portfolio related decisions. 

He has served as the Chairman and/or Chief Executive Officer of numerous portfolio companies, as well as co-chairing both the Management and Investment Committees.  Tim has been a private equity investor and operator since 2005 and has significant experience in M&A and strategy, corporate carveouts, turnarounds, take privates and IPOs.     

Prior to his career in private equity, Tim led numerous strategy, M&A and operational improvement engagements for corporate and private equity clients during his tenure at Bain & Company.  He earned an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and received a B.A. in Finance and was a member of the Fellows program at The Mays Business School at Texas A&M University.