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Donnacha O'Connor

Managing Partner

Dublin

Asset Management and Investment Funds

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Donnacha O'Connor

Donnacha is Managing Partner of Dillon Eustace LLP and a Partner in the Asset Management and Investment Funds team and Financial Regulation team.

Donnacha advises international fund sponsors on the establishment and regulation of Irish funds. He also advises financial services firms.

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 establishes and advises fund managers, investment managers, distributors, proprietary trading firms, electronic market makers, retail on-line brokerage firms and MTFs.

He advises on fund formation, investment firm formation and regulatory matters affecting regulated entities in Ireland. He advises on industry standard master derivatives, securities loan and repo agreements as well as prime brokerage agreements.

Donnacha is Managing Partner of Dillon Eustace LLP and a Partner in the Asset Management and Investment Funds team and Financial Regulation team.

Donnacha advises international fund sponsors on the establishment and regulation of Irish funds. He also advises financial services firms.

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 establishes and advises fund managers, investment managers, distributors, proprietary trading firms, electronic market makers, retail on-line brokerage firms and MTFs.

He advises on fund formation, investment firm formation and regulatory matters affecting regulated entities in Ireland. He advises on industry standard master derivatives, securities loan and repo agreements as well as prime brokerage agreements.

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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