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RDCP appoints Chief Legal Officer

London-based investment firm RDCP Group (“RDCP”) has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Martin O’Donoghue as its Chief Legal Officer.

In this role, Martin will lead legal matters on all mergers and acquisitions, strategic exits, joint ventures, corporate finance, and commercial contracts at RDCP, along with providing legal counsel on the development of RDCP’s future growth strategy. Prior to joining RDCP, Martin worked with Founders Sameer Rizvi and Iryna Dubylovska on many of the firm’s acquisitions, including Intelling and Pexion.

Martin has over 20 years of legal experience, having advised clients on commercial transactions in the UK, Ireland, the US, Europe, Africa and Asia. Prior to RDCP, Martin was a Partner at Armstrong Teasdale, advising on several large M&A transactions. Martin previously worked at Teacher Stern and Eversheds. He is consistently recognised by the Legal 500 for advising on M&A transactions. Martin studied Business and Law at University College Dublin and is a member of the Law Society of England and Wales and the Law Society of Ireland. Martin also has an MBA.

RDCP is headquartered in London and acquires majority stakes in profitable companies, investing permanent capital from a growing balance sheet. The group controls $600 million of investments across multiple sectors and employs 2,800 staff members in the UK.

Sameer Rizvi, Founder & CEO of RDCP Group said: “We are delighted to welcome Martin to the team and leverage his considerable breadth of legal experience. Martin has established an exceptional track record of managing complex legal matters and transactions across multiple industries, both in the UK and internationally. We look forward to him becoming an integral part of our team. Martin’s position will play a key role in RDCP’s growth strategy as we seek to identify good businesses with the best synergies for RDCP and our portfolio companies.”

Commenting on his appointment, Martin O’Donoghue, Chief Legal Officer at RDCP said: “I am thrilled to join RDCP and to work alongside Sameer, Iryna and the team to accelerate the growth and transformation of the Group. RDCP has an impressive growth trajectory and I join the firm at a key stage of its development as the team gears up for further new acquisitions to strengthen its investment portfolio.”

Since inception, RDCP has made a total of 42 investments that have been consolidated into 10 companies. Some of its current investments include SOS Wholesale, Worcester Electrical, RDCP Care, Majestic Group, Intelling, Pexion and Deep End Pools. Successful previous exits include Mexican restaurant chain Chilango which RDCP sold to Tortilla Mexican Grill PLC in 2022.

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