DLA Piper Strengthens Sponsor-Side M&A Team

DLA Piper has bolstered its private equity practice with the addition of Kevin O'Mara as a partner in its New York office. This hire reflects the firm's continued investment in sponsor-side M&A advisory, an area of strategic importance for institutional investors and private equity sponsors engaged in platform and add-on acquisition strategies.

O'Mara's background positions him to serve institutional capital across a broad range of verticals. His practice encompasses cross-border transaction advisory for private equity sponsors and portfolio companies, spanning manufacturing, media, oil and gas, business services, education, healthcare, and technology. His experience covers the full transaction lifecycle, including platform acquisitions, add-on consolidation strategies, and exit divestitures.

A distinguishing feature of O'Mara's practice is his ability to coordinate multidisciplinary counsel across critical transaction components. His work integrates finance advisory, healthcare regulatory compliance, and tax structuring—elements that are increasingly complex in international PE transactions where regulatory regimes and tax optimization opportunities vary significantly by jurisdiction. This integrated approach addresses a core need for PE sponsors managing portfolio company transformations and cross-border inorganic growth.

The addition underscores DLA Piper's focus on serving the private equity market at a time when sponsor-side legal advisory remains central to transaction execution, regulatory navigation, and post-close integration planning.