Key Takeaways
- • DLA Piper elevated Kevin O'Mara to Partner in its Private Equity practice, based in the firm's New York office, expanding its domestic and cross-border M&A capabilities for sponsor-backed portfolio companies.
- • O'Mara brings deep expertise across platform acquisitions, add-on deals, divestitures, recapitalizations, sponsor formation, and capital raising, with sector experience spanning manufacturing, media, business services, healthcare, and technology.
- • DLA Piper's Global Private Equity practice now comprises over 225 lawyers and ranks #1 most active among law firms globally according to PitchBook, positioning the firm to handle increasingly complex transaction structures and regulatory issues.
- • The hire signals DLA Piper's strategic focus on cross-border and interdisciplinary PE transactions, including finance, healthcare regulatory compliance, and tax structuring—critical capabilities as sponsors navigate complex deal environments.
Summary
DLA Piper has appointed Kevin O'Mara as a Partner in its Private Equity practice, based in the firm's New York office. The move strengthens DLA Piper's capabilities to serve domestic and cross-border private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies during an environment characterized by increasingly sophisticated transaction structures and regulatory complexity.
O'Mara brings substantial experience across the full PE investment lifecycle. His background encompasses platform and add-on acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, recapitalizations, sponsor formation, and capital raising activities. His sector expertise includes manufacturing, media, business services, healthcare, and technology—verticals that represent significant PE investment activity. Notably, O'Mara also advises on cross-border transactions and the interdisciplinary issues that arise in international deals, including finance, healthcare regulatory compliance, and tax structuring—areas where sponsors increasingly require integrated counsel.
Joseph Silver, who leads DLA Piper's Private Equity practice, cited the appointment as a strategic enhancement: "As private equity sponsors pursue opportunities in an increasingly complex market, Kevin's arrival further enhances our ability to execute sophisticated transactions and guide clients through the business, regulatory, and operational issues that often follow." This statement underscores the firm's positioning to address both transactional and post-acquisition operational challenges.
DLA Piper's Private Equity practice now comprises more than 225 global lawyers dedicated to PE fund clients and portfolio company matters. The firm is ranked #1 most active among law firms globally in private equity by PitchBook, reflecting its market prominence and deal volume across platform buyouts and add-on acquisitions. The O'Mara hire represents continued investment in deepening the firm's New York-based PE capabilities, a critical hub for sponsor-backed deal activity.
O'Mara brings substantial experience across the full PE investment lifecycle. His background encompasses platform and add-on acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, recapitalizations, sponsor formation, and capital raising activities. His sector expertise includes manufacturing, media, business services, healthcare, and technology—verticals that represent significant PE investment activity. Notably, O'Mara also advises on cross-border transactions and the interdisciplinary issues that arise in international deals, including finance, healthcare regulatory compliance, and tax structuring—areas where sponsors increasingly require integrated counsel.
Joseph Silver, who leads DLA Piper's Private Equity practice, cited the appointment as a strategic enhancement: "As private equity sponsors pursue opportunities in an increasingly complex market, Kevin's arrival further enhances our ability to execute sophisticated transactions and guide clients through the business, regulatory, and operational issues that often follow." This statement underscores the firm's positioning to address both transactional and post-acquisition operational challenges.
DLA Piper's Private Equity practice now comprises more than 225 global lawyers dedicated to PE fund clients and portfolio company matters. The firm is ranked #1 most active among law firms globally in private equity by PitchBook, reflecting its market prominence and deal volume across platform buyouts and add-on acquisitions. The O'Mara hire represents continued investment in deepening the firm's New York-based PE capabilities, a critical hub for sponsor-backed deal activity.
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