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Dara McDonald

He/himSenior Associate
Dublin
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Dara McDonald advises on transactional mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, shareholder arrangements and general corporate advisory matters.

Dara has broad experience assisting clients with private share and business acquisitions / disposals and advising on venture capital investments and early stage fundraising.

Areas of FocusConsumer Goods, Food and RetailLife SciencesCorporateMergers and AcquisitionsTechnologyInsurancePrivate EquityEmerging Growth and Venture Capital
Professional QualificationsSolicitor regulated by the Law Society of Ireland

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising Aviva Investors (the global asset management business of Aviva plc.) on its investment into Erapid Charger Company Limited, an Irish electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure specialist headquartered in Dublin.
  • Advising PIB Insurance Group on multiple acquisitions of Irish Insurance brokers.
  • Acting for sellers and management on the sale of Irish gym software company Glofox to Thoma Bravo / ABC Fitness Solutions.
  • Advising various insurers as underwriter counsel on multiple Warranty & Indemnity insurance transactions.
  • Advising an international law firm on its merger with Irish law firm.
  • Acting for sellers and management on an investment by Livingbridge into Irish healthtech company T-Pro.
  • Advising James Hardie Industries on various matters including board responsibilities under Irish law.
  • Advising multiple international clients on the establishment of their Irish operations and provision of ongoing corporate governance support.
  • Advising Medica Group plc on its acquisition of Global Diagnostics Ireland, the market leader for teleradiology services in Ireland from Irish private healthcare group, Centric Health.
  • Acting for the Sellers on the disposal of Cork Plastics and Floplast through a competitive auction process.
  • Acting for Navitas Semiconductor on its merger with NYSE listed special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Live Oak Acquisition Corp. II. The transaction, which valued the combined entity at an enterprise value of USD1.04 billion, resulted in Navitas becoming a publicly-traded company.
  • Acting for a UK listed energy storage fund in connection with its acquisition of certain battery storage assets located in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Education
  • Trinity College Dublin, LLB, 2014

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