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Dannie Hanna

Dannie Hanna

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Dannie is a partner in our Dublin office. He specialises in advising domestic and international clients across both public and private M&A transactions, joint ventures, capital raisings, restructuring, and corporate governance issues.

Dannie has extensive experience advising across the corporate lifecycle, and has a particular expertise in leading cross-border and multi-disciplinary teams on complex transactional matters. Dannie has spent time working as a senior associate in a leading Australian law firm in Sydney and also as senior legal counsel leading on M&A and treasury functions in the world's largest sports betting and gaming operator.

In addition to this M&A and advisory work, Dannie plays a key role in leading Taylor Wessing's pan-European Tier 1 venture and growth equity practice from the Dublin office. 

Expertise

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Corporate/M&A & capital markets
Private equity
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CV

Since 2025 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2023 - 2025 Of Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2022 - 2023 Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2021 – 2022 Senior Group Legal Counsel, Flutter Entertainment plc
2020 - 2021 Senior Associate, Arthur Cox
2017 - 2020 Senior Associate, Allens, Sydney, Australia
2015 – 2017 Associate, Arthur Cox
2012 – 2014 Trainee Solicitor, Arthur Cox
2017 Admitted as a lawyer (non-practising), England & Wales
2015 Admitted as a lawyer, Ireland
2010 LLM, University of Cambridge (awarded the Cambridge European Trust Scholarship 2009/2010)
2008 BCL, University of Galway

Career

Since 2025 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2023 - 2025 Of Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2022 - 2023 Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2021 – 2022 Senior Group Legal Counsel, Flutter Entertainment plc
2020 - 2021 Senior Associate, Arthur Cox
2017 - 2020 Senior Associate, Allens, Sydney, Australia
2015 – 2017 Associate, Arthur Cox
2012 – 2014 Trainee Solicitor, Arthur Cox

Education

2017 Admitted as a lawyer (non-practising), England & Wales
2015 Admitted as a lawyer, Ireland
2010 LLM, University of Cambridge (awarded the Cambridge European Trust Scholarship 2009/2010)
2008 BCL, University of Galway

Awards

Finance Dublin Deals of the Year 2025

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Acquisition, SME: Sherweb Ireland Limited's acquisition of MicroWarehouse

Experience

H.B. Fuller

Advised H.B. Fuller (NYSE: FUL) on its acquisition of Medifill and Gem S.r.l for a purchase price of €180 million.

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Sherweb

Advised Sherweb, a leading global cloud solutions provider, on its acquisition of MicroWarehouse, a prominent player in the Irish cloud technology market.

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ATC Group

Advised shareholders of ATC Group on its sale to LED Group (backed by Oaktree Capital Management LP).

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Advised Molten Ventures plc

(AIM: GROW, Euronext Dublin: GRW) on its recommended all share offer for Forward Partners plc and a related GBP55 million fundraising.

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Paddy Quinlan

Verdane

We have advised Verdane, the European specialist growth investor, on its acquisition of a majority interest in UrbanVolt, a European leader in clean energy.

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Nasdaq listed medical devices company

Advised a Nasdaq listed medical devices company on an €8 million investment in an Irish medtech firm.

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