LAWYER PROFILE

David Rowan

UK 2026

A&L Goodbody

Ranked in 1 practice area

Corporate/M&A

Northern Ireland

10 years ranked

About

Provided by A&L Goodbody

UK

Practice Areas

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 include:

•Corporate and M&A

•Commercial Contracts

Career

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

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Corporate/M&A - Northern Ireland

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Head of A&L Goodbody's corporate and M&A team, David Rowan is highlighted for his strong transactional capabilities and assists clients with both domestic and foreign sales and acquisitions across various sectors such as technology and manufacturing.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

David's commercial vision is very strong. He is an excellent lawyer, knowledgeable and highly skilled.
Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
David is excellent at anticipating our requirements.
Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
David provided indispensable support throughout. What stands him apart is his deep technical competence combined with a highly commercial mindset.
Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
He consistently anticipates questions, provides clear and practical solutions, and distils complex legal issues into actionable advice.
Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the Legal Profession