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David Brennan

Work Department
Tech; Corporate, M&A & Capital Markets; Energy; Life Sciences; Natural Resources; Equity Capital Markets
Position
Partner
Career
David is a partner in the corporate team and is co-chair of the firm’s global tech Group. He focuses on international mergers and acquisitions (public and private) as well as fundraising transactions, including buyouts, growth and venture capital financing rounds.
With his significant tech experience, David advises a wide range of companies within the technology sector. He works with companies from the start-up phase through their entire life cycle.
David is also a member of the firm’s US sales team and leads the team responsible for New York. Experienced in cross-border corporate legal work, he regularly works with international companies and investors on multi-jurisdictional projects.
Clients
David’s acts for start-up companies at the beginning of their life cycle, through to established quoted companies. His practice is predominantly international in nature and he therefore regularly coordinates advice across a variety of jurisdictions to ensure a consistent approach, regardless of where the client is doing business.
Experience
He has considerable experience advising on public takeovers, private acquisitions and international joint ventures in various sectors, but with a particular emphasis on both tech and natural resources.
Languages
English
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
Gowling WLG fields an ‘experienced, knowledgeable’ team which is capable of advising issuers on a very high volume of AIM transactions and also stands out for its ability to act on international listings and fundraises. The practice maintains strong connections with clients in the energy and natural resources sectors, in particular, where it is frequently instructed to advise on primary and secondary fundraising matters as well as on public company M&A. Practice head Charles Bond
has longstanding experience in these sectors and stands out for his ability to advise on transactions in emerging markets. Further key contacts include Hugh Maule, Samantha Myers, and Alexander Davidson, who advise on fundraises in the tech and life sciences sectors, as well as David Brennan, who focuses on the tech sector and also advises brokers on their ECM matters.
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
Gowling WLG is equipped to handle equity and debt investments, intellectual property and commercial contacts. David Brennan and Sushil Kuner co-lead the team; Brennan is an expert in cross-border M&A, while Kuner focuses on regulatory matters. Kristian Rogers has proven experience in capital raisings in the investment funds sector. Birmingham-based Sean Adams bolsters the firm’s contentious fintech expertise.
Lawyer Rankings
- Equity capital markets – small-mid cap London > Corporate and commercial
- Fintech: corporate and commercial London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Real estate > Environment
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Water
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Health and safety
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Real estate > Planning
- Transport > Rail
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Risk advisory > ESG
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Real estate > Social housing: finance
- Industry focus > TMT
- Transport > Aviation
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- Real estate > Property finance
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport