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Matheson’s Corporate Group is one of the leading practices in Ireland. Our lawyers are consistently chosen to advise on the most significant corporate transactions involving Irish and international companies.

We advise on the full range of domestic and international corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, private equity, IPOs and other equity capital markets transactions.

Our International Business team provides a full range of Irish corporate law advice and services to overseas clients doing business in and through Ireland. This team has a particular focus on inward investment, cross-border re-organisations and integration projects.

We have advised bidders on more cross-border transactions involving Ireland than any other Irish or International law firm in the last ten years (Mergermarket).

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Capital Markets: Equity - Ireland

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Matheson is a market-leading law firm frequently acting for multinational clients on cross-border transactions, including foreign direct investment, often utilising its offices in the USA. It showcases impressive expertise in the full gamut of M&A transactions and corporate reorganisations. The team also advises on corporate governance topics and is noted for its full-service offering in supplementary practice areas such as tax. The law firm additionally assists with public M&A deals and share placements.

Work Highlights

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  • Matheson acted for Winthrop Technologies on Blacksone's acquisition of a 50.7% stake in the company.

Strengths

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The team offers technical excellence, a broad perspective with a focus on risk minimisation for the client and a strong, collaborative work ethic.

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The service they give is always first class and we are never left waiting.

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The lawyers truly go above and beyond to support in transactions, and always have a can-do attitude to help clients through challenges that emerge, often with tight time pressures.

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Matheson's attention to detail is just phenomenal.

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The team is quick to understand the international nature and issues of our business.

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Notable Practitioners

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David Fitzgibbon
1
David Fitzgibbon
1
Band 1
David Fitzgibbon has an impressive track record of handling high-end international transactions, including ECM mandates. He offers clients experience assisting with deals in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries.

David Fitzgibbon is best in class.

David Fitzgibbon is a top-class strategist who is commercially astute.

He is super agile, very good at reacting to situations, always willing to make himself available and is always well prepared with solutions to issues.

David has the experience in major M&A transactions to give great strategic advice and keep clients ahead of the curve.

David Fitzgibbon's legal advice, commercial acumen and pragmatic approach is always very well received.

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Patrick Spicer
1
Patrick Spicer
1
Band 1
Patrick Spicer maintains a leading profile in Irish corporate mandates and is highly regarded in the market. His impressive practice often covers high-end and multi-jurisdictional M&A transactions and he offers experience in the healthcare, logistics and technology industries.

Patrick is always a pleasure to work with, and always has a creative solution and willingness to roll-up his sleeves when confronted with a problem.

Patrick Spicer is very pragmatic. He is not just technically very strong but also extremely personable and a real rainmaker.

He's brilliant - absolutely superb. His response times are excellent.

With Patrick Spicer, everything is always clear and concise.

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Brian McCloskey
3
Brian McCloskey
3
Band 3

Brian McCloskey is a well-regarded M&A lawyer who often acts on cross-border transactions. He has particular experience assisting clients from the private equity industry.

He is technically excellent in M&A, has a broad-based perspective and is commercially astute.

Brian McCloskey is just fabulous to work with.

Brian is super to work with and a great guy to have on your side. He's extremely smart, very responsive and understands our business completely, so he is able to cut through things very quickly.

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George Brady
3
George Brady
3
Band 3
George Brady is frequently instructed by international clients to advise on high-value M&A transactions.
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Fergus Bolster
4
Fergus Bolster
4
Band 4
Fergus Bolster regularly advises on cross-border M&A deals and corporate restructurings. He has experience acting for investment companies as well as clients from the tech and healthcare sectors.

In addition to being technically excellent, he is also excellent at translating the Irish legal corporate regime into something understandable.

Fergus Bolster delivers a great service level.

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Pat English
5
Pat English
5
Band 5
Pat English is adept at handling corporate governance, integration and reorganisation mandates, often with cross-border elements.

He ensures everything is ticking over and he's really engaged.

Pat English is always excellent in his knowledge and advice.

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David Fitzgibbon
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David Fitzgibbon
2
Band 2
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David Fitzgibbon
1
David Fitzgibbon
1
Band 1
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Patrick Spicer
1
Patrick Spicer
1
Band 1
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Brian McCloskey
3
Brian McCloskey
3
Band 3
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George Brady
3
George Brady
3
Band 3
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Fergus Bolster
4
Fergus Bolster
4
Band 4
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Pat English
5
Pat English
5
Band 5
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