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David Rowan - A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP
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David Rowan

Partner, Corporate and M&A

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David Rowan is Head of A&L Goodbody's Corporate and M&A group in Belfast.  David is an experienced corporate and commercial lawyer with a transactional practice focusing on public and private mergers and acquisitions, leveraged and management buyouts, group reorganisations, strategic investments, venture capital investments, joint ventures/partnerships and commercial contracts.  He has acted for businesses in a variety of sectors including insurance, media, financial services, food production, investment funds, healthcare, retail and IT.  Prior to joining A&L Goodbody David worked in the London office of a leading US law firm and he is a qualified solicitor in Northern Ireland and in England and Wales.

Areas of Expertise
Corporate and M&A/Commercial Contracts
Experience Advising:
  • Prestige Insurance on its acquisition of Insure NI/ Autoline
  • Shareholders of Camperco Group on its sale to Apollo Tourism & Leisure
  • Shareholders of Foodco NI on its sale to Henderson Foodservice
  • Jose Cuervo on its acquisition of The Old Bushmills Distillery Company
  • EESL Energy Pro Assets on its acquisition of Edina Power Services Limited
  • Crown Laboratories on its acquisition of Vita Liberata
  • The Golf Channel (a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation) on its acquisition of BRS Systems
  • Hasting Funds Management on its acquisition of Phoenix Natural Gas
  • H&T Bellas on the disposal of its business to Saint-Gobain Building Products
  • Aperture Debt Solutions LLP on its MBO of the IVA business of Grant Thornton
Market Recommendations

"David Rowan has been great to work with and has expertly managed our deal, giving excellent advice throughout." (Chambers UK 2025)

"David is easy to work with, affable and amenable, and tries to do a good job for us." (Chambers UK 2025)

"Extremely knowledgeable about commercial matters and pragmatic in his approach." (Chambers UK 2020)

Education
  • Solicitor, Law Society of Northern Ireland, 2012; Law Society of England & Wales, 2008
  • LLB Hons., Trinity College, Dublin, 2004
  • Legal Practice Course, Nottingham Law School, 2005
David Rowan - A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP

David Rowan

Partner, Corporate and M&A
A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP

t:
+44 28 9072 7487
e:
drowan@algoodbody.com
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