Daniel O'Gorman

Partner

Daniel is a partner in the corporate team and advises quoted and private companies, financial intermediaries and funds on a range of corporate transactions.  He has particular expertise in mergers and acquisitions, public takeovers, initial public offerings and other equity fundraisings.
 
Daniel has been a partner at Cobbetts since 2008 and previously worked for ten years at City firm Travers Smith.  He is ranked as a key individual in the 2011/2012 editions of the Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 directories.

Recent transactions on which Daniel has advised include:  

• EMIS Group Plc on its £175m admission to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange and £50m placing (winner of AIM IPO of the Year at the Quoted Company Awards 2011).
• NASDAQ-quoted Techne Corporation on its £75m acquisition of Tocris Holdings Limited.
• Investment bank and broker, Numis Securities, on the admission to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange of Microsaic Systems Plc.
• Mattioli Woods Plc on its acquisition of TCF Global and Kudos Independent Financial Services.
• Sheba Exploration (UK) plc on the recommended offer for the company by listed company Centamin Egypt Limited.
• NYSE-listed Enersys on its acquisition of ABSL Power Solutions Limited.
• Swedish quoted company Anoto Group on its acquisition of a majority stake in Destiny Wireless Limited.
• Numis Securities, as nominated adviser and broker, on the £22m reverse takeover and readmission to the AIM market of EPE Special Opportunities plc in connection with the acquisition by EPE of interests in a portfolio of private equity investments from listed company, The Equity Partnership Investment Company Plc.   

WHAT THEY SAY...

"extremely thorough but has clear commercial focus"

Chambers and Partners 2012