Dannie Hanna

Featured award

Legal 500 EMEA 2026

Banking and finance: "Dannie Hanna and Libby Garvey worked exceptionally well together on a significant deal, complementing each other's skill sets and ensuring that all bases were covered. They stepped in to lead the project over the finish line, solving several high stake last-minute issues at the point of completion."

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.

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Since 2025 Partner, Taylor Wessing

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2022 - 2023 Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing

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Since 2025 Partner, Taylor Wessing

2023 - 2025 Of Counsel, Taylor Wessing

2022 - 2023 Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing

Ausbildung

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)

Awards

Legal 500 EMEA 2026

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Finance Dublin Deals of the Year 2025

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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Adam Griffiths

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Ameer Gazder

Jonny Bethell

Emma Tait

Emma Oakley