Corporate/M&A
Europe Guide 2024 : Ireland
Band 1
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Provided by A&L Goodbody
A&L Goodbody has the leading Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and Corporate practice in Ireland. The group is a core part of A&L Goodbody and along with specialists areas from throughout the Firm, has advised on the most significant M&A and Corporate transactions and privatisations in Ireland over many decades.
We provide legal advice to leading global and domestic corporations, investment banks, private equity providers and state and semi state entities, from all industry sectors, in relation to their corporate activity in Ireland.
Very often these transactions are high profile, complex and involve significant cross border aspects. We have a reputation for providing innovative solutions and pioneering deal structures, such as developing the first (and largest to date) Irish ‘cash box’ structure, the first insurance cross border merger and the first merger structure which inverts US corporates into Ireland avoiding US anti-inversion rules - we have acted on nearly all such merger inversions to date.
Our services include:
- Mergers & Acquisitions Strategic investments
- Equity Capital Markets
- State Privatisations
- Reorganisations and migrations
- Restructurings
- Private Equity and Venture Capital
- Shareholders agreements, joint ventures and partnerships
- Company Law, Listing Rules, Takeover Rules
- Merger Control and Anti-Trust
Chambers Review
A&L Goodbody boasts a stellar practice advising high-end international and domestic clients on all elements of corporate and transactional law, including private equity deals. The law firm advises both private and public companies on M&A matters, and its expertise extends to equity capital raisings, including IPOs. The market-leading team has a large number of esteemed practitioners who are frequently called upon for the establishment of high-value joint ventures. A&L Goodbody leverages its London and three US offices to frequently assist with inbound investment transactions. The law firm's clients include leading names from the life sciences, healthcare and infrastructure sectors, as well as asset managers and banks.
Work Highlights
- A&L Goodbody acted for eir on its deal with InfraVia Capital Partners to obtain a 49.99% investment.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"A&L Goodbody is easy to work with and has a very friendly team that is really responsive."
"The lawyers accommodate additional requests and are flexible with their time - the whole team is just super user-friendly."
"They are very smart and able to navigate both European and American viewpoints. There are lots of team players who can step in and handle matters, and they are always very responsive."
"Everything is brilliant and always top quality."
"Various members of the team coordinate all the processes and everyone is really great."
"A&L Goodbody is easy to work with and has a very friendly team that is really responsive."
"The lawyers accommodate additional requests and are flexible with their time - the whole team is just super user-friendly."
"They are very smart and able to navigate both European and American viewpoints. There are lots of team players who can step in and handle matters, and they are always very responsive."
"Everything is brilliant and always top quality."
"Various members of the team coordinate all the processes and everyone is really great."
Notable Practitioners
Managing partner David Widger offers extensive experience in a broad range of corporate and M&A topics.
"David Widger is really fantastic."
Paul White is a leading figure in the field of ECM and public M&A transactions. He assists clients with share listings and public company takeovers.
"Paul is extremely knowledgeable regarding listing requirements, the Market Abuse Regulation and other corporate matters. He is easy to reach and quick to respond."
"Paul White is dynamic."
"Paul has immense experience in matters of corporate governance and supports in a sophisticated but practical way."
Sheena Doggett is a prominent corporate lawyer advising on cross-border M&A deals. Her clients include international companies making inward investments into Ireland.
"Sheena Doggett is a pro's pro. She is very knowledgeable, commercial and practical."
"Sheena is a really good lawyer."
"Sheena is fabulous."
Charles Carroll is a well-known ECM practitioner who handles share cash-out and buy-back programmes. He has extensive experience acting for institutional investors, as well as corporate clients.
"He is very knowledgeable and responsive. He knows the issues and is able to articulate them very clearly. He is very experienced."
"Charles Carroll is very decisive, succinct, easy to reach and easy to work with."
Mark Ward has a distinguished practice and offers experience assisting clients with transactions in the life sciences, sports and utilities sectors.
"He offers excellent consideration of complex matters."
Richard Grey often acts for financial institutions and investors on high-value transactions, with particular experience in deals involving the insurance sector.
"Richard Grey is a key commercial legal adviser - an excellent lawyer."
"Richard has superb commercial awareness, and brings experience and good judgement of what the counterparty's end position is likely to be. His isolation of the main commercial and legal points means that transaction documents are condensed to the essential points, which is very client-friendly. He gets through a lot of work in an unerringly calm manner."
Ranked Lawyers at
A&L Goodbody
Ireland
Members
Provided by A&L Goodbody
Alan Casey
Berni Hosty
Charlie Carroll
Darran Nangle
Keavy Ryan
Richard Grey
Richard Marron
Ronan Lyons