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Donnacha O'Connor

Managing Partner

Dublin

Asset Management and Investment Funds

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Donnacha O'Connor

Donnacha O’Connor is Managing Partner and Partner in the Asset Management and Investment Funds and Financial Regulations teams. He specialises in advice on regulatory and structural issues relating to the establishment and management of all types of investment fund structures and financial services firms in Ireland.

Donnacha has over 25 years’ experience in structuring, establishing and advising Irish regulated investment funds and financial services firms and advising foreign investment firms providing services in Ireland. He regularly establishes and advises long-only, structured and alternative UCITS, hedge funds, lending funds, feeder funds, funds of funds, funds designed for Treaty access and real estate funds. He has established and advises significant numbers of fund managers, investment managers, distributors, proprietary trading firms, market makers, retail on-line brokerage firms and MTFs.

Donnacha O’Connor is Managing Partner and Partner in the Asset Management and Investment Funds and Financial Regulations teams. He specialises in advice on regulatory and structural issues relating to the establishment and management of all types of investment fund structures and financial services firms in Ireland.

Donnacha has over 25 years’ experience in structuring, establishing and advising Irish regulated investment funds and financial services firms and advising foreign investment firms providing services in Ireland. He regularly establishes and advises long-only, structured and alternative UCITS, hedge funds, lending funds, feeder funds, funds of funds, funds designed for Treaty access and real estate funds. He has established and advises significant numbers of fund managers, investment managers, distributors, proprietary trading firms, market makers, retail on-line brokerage firms and MTFs.

Relevant Experience

The formation of a number of Irish funds that specialise in lending, private markets opportunities, concentrated equity investing and sustainable investing.

The formation of a number of MiFID investment management firms and fund management companies in Ireland.

The resolution of a number of disputes involving fund boards, management companies and other service providers.

Testimonials

He is a truly first-class operator and master of technical issues, offering great tactical and strategic solutions.

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Global

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Donnacha is exceptional. He is always willing to listen to the issues and has a great way of finding solutions in a client-friendly and commercial manner.

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Global

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Donnacha O'Connor understands complex problems very quickly.

Chambers

Europe

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There is nobody who knows more about Irish funds structures than Donnacha O'Connor.

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Global

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He is very commercial and responsive.

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