DLA Piper adds Private Equity Partner Kevin O’Mara in New York

DLA Piper has added Kevin O’Mara as a Partner in its Private Equity practice, further strengthening the firm’s capabilities for domestic and cross-border private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies. He is based in the firm’s New York office.

O’Mara has significant experience on domestic and international private equity investments, including platform and add-on acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings and recapitalizations of sponsor-owned portfolio companies, sponsor formation and capital raising, family office investments, and general corporate matters. His experience spans sectors including manufacturing, media, business services, healthcare, and technology.

He also advises on the cross-border and interdisciplinary issues that frequently arise in private equity transactions and portfolio company operations, including finance, healthcare regulatory and compliance, and tax structuring matters.

“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,” said Joseph Silver, who leads the firm’s Private Equity practice.

With more than 225 global lawyers providing strategic counsel to private equity funds and their industry-leading portfolio companies, DLA Piper’s Private Equity practice has the team, experience, and relationships to help drive value across the investment life cycle by delivering responsive, efficient, and integrated solutions around the world. DLA Piper’s Global Private Equity practice ranks as the #1 most active among law firms, according to PitchBook.