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Kate Kinsella

Kate Kinsella LL.B

She/herAssociate
Dublin
About

Kate is a corporate associate, primarily focused on cross-border and domestic, public and private mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions.

Kate also provides advice on corporate entity incorporations and developments in foreign direct investment opportunities into Ireland.

Kate completed a secondment to DLA Piper Middle East where she joined the Dubai corporate team from August 2023 to March 2024.

Areas of FocusCorporateInsurancePrivate EquityMergers and AcquisitionsEnergy and Natural ResourcesFinancial ServicesLife Sciences

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising publicly-listed Keywords Studios plc in the acquisition by Swedish private equity house EQT, of the entire issued share capital of Keywords through a pubic takeover process.
  • Advising US based reinsurance group, Carrick Specialty Holdings LLC, in their acquisition of Seamair Insurance DAC and BMS Insurance DAC.
  • Advised renowned international healthcare provider University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) on its acquisition of Santry Sports Clinic, representing UPMC's fourth hospital in Ireland.
  • Advised Aer Soleir on their acquisition of PRT Solar Limited from Summit Solar.
  • Advised Statkraft on two Corporate Power Purchase Agreements with Microsoft in 2023.
  • Advised independent fund manager, Arcus Infrastructure Partners in its sale of 100% of the issued share capital of Constellation Cold Logistics, the leading independent cold storage logistics business in Europe to private equity house EQT.
Languages
  • English
Education
  • Final Examinations 1, Law Society of Ireland, 2020

  • Trinity College Dublin, LLB, Hons, 2016 - 2020

  • University of Padova, Erasmus, 2018

Prior Experience

  • 2023 - March 2024, Corporate Secondee, DLA Piper, Middle East

Memberships

Solicitor regulated by the Law Society of Ireland

Connect

Phone

+353 87 441 6047
(Mobile, Dublin)
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